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Orlando Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Shooting After Sidewalk Altercation

Investigators report the gun was retrieved from a vehicle prior to the shot.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 2:31 a.m. to the 1900 block of North Orange Avenue north of Lake Ivanhoe, police said.
  • The victim, identified as 33-year-old Julien Emmanuel Cruz, was found with a gunshot wound, taken to a hospital, and later died.
  • Police identified the suspect as 37-year-old Jean Gabriel Borja Gil De La Madr, who they say retrieved a firearm from his vehicle before the shooting.
  • Afterward, the suspect left in the same vehicle and was found in the 200 block of East New Hampshire Avenue, where he was arrested.
  • Orlando Police said he faces a second-degree murder charge as the investigation continues.