Family members seek answers after loved one killed in Orlando parking garage shooting
Family devastated after loved one shot, killed in parking garage
A shooting at a parking garage in downtown Orlando on Sunday left a man dead -- and police are asking for the public's help to better understand what happened. Police said officers were called to a parking garage at 2 South Orange Avenue in response to a shooting. Terry Rivers, 35, was found inside the front seat of his car after apparently crashing into a nearby building. He died at the hospital. His family is now hoping someone who knows something to come forward.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Family members are calling for someone to come forward with answers after their loved one was shot and killed in downtown Orlando.
Police say 35-year-old Terry Shawn Rivers was shot just after 2 a.m. on Sunday in the parking garage off South Orange Avenue. Responding police officers found a vehicle that crashed into the building at nearby 20 North Orange Ave., where they found Rivers sitting in the driver's seat. He was taken to the hospital but died.
Tasha Roundtree remembers her cousin as a businessman and a family man. She says Rivers was enjoying a night out when he was killed.
"This is a tough one because he's the backbone. He brings us together. He had events at his mom's house that everyone shows up for. He's the glue, so with him being gone, I don’t think it will be easy for us," said Roundtree.
Roundtree says there may have been an argument before the shooting, though that hasn't been confirmed by the Orlando Police Department. She says Rivers was a chef who had opened a food truck within the last few months. He leaves behind four children.
OPD says they are actively investigating and asking anyone with information to contact the police department or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477).