2 dead in murder-suicide at Orange County apartment; bystander grazed by bullet, deputies say
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orange County Sheriff's Office said the deaths of a man and a woman at an apartment complex on Wednesday appears to be a murder-suicide. A third person was grazed by a bullet and treated at the scene, officials said.
Deputies on Wednesday morning responded to the Residence at West Place Apartments on Sherwood Terrace Drive after receiving reports of a man with a gun and a subsequent gunshot.
As deputies arrived to the complex, they heard the sounds of gunfire and found two people – a man and a woman – with gunshot wounds. Both were transported to the hospital where they later died, officials said.
On Thursday, OCSO said Yaseen Justus Thomas, 22, is suspected of shooting Brisna Alcenat, 25, and then shot and killed himself. Officials said both lived at the apartment complex where the shooting happened, but did not release additional details.