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Orlando Officer Accidentally Fires Rifle During Lake Nona Middle School Search

Officers reported no injuries or armed suspect following the late-afternoon lockdown.

Overview

  • Orlando Police and the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded around 5 p.m. on Feb. 4 to a report of a possible armed person at Lake Nona Middle School on Narcoossee Road.
  • During the building search, police say an officer experienced an accidental discharge of a rifle.
  • A thorough sweep of the campus concluded with no armed individual found and no injuries reported.
  • The Orlando Police Department opened an internal investigation, and the officer was assigned additional training in response to the incident.
  • Detectives are reviewing available video and other information as the broader response remains under evaluation.