Investigators say a man who was shot and killed by Orlando Police officers early Sunday morning had a fake gun.
- OPD received reports of a man brandishing a weapon on OBT
- Officers said they told the man to drop his weapon
- Man refused, and officers opened fire, investigators said
It happened just after 2 a.m. near the intersection of Orange Blossom Trail and Carter Street. Orlando Police were responding to reports of a man walking up and down OBT with a chrome gun.
When officers arrived, they said they gave the man verbal commands to drop his weapon.
According to police, the man, identified Sunday night by Orlando Police as Charlin Charles, 25, refused and instead pulled out the gun again.
Two Orlando Police officers fired their weapons, striking Charles. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The officers were not injured.
Investigators said the gun Charles was carrying, pictured below, is a simulated firearm.
Witnesses said the officers fired about seven times.
Orange Blossom Trail from Conley Street to Long Street was closed during the investigation.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting an investigation of the officer-involved shooting, which is standard procedure. Investigators said none of the officers were wearing a body camera.
On Monday, the Orlando Police Department identified the four officers involved in the incident:
- Officer Michael Ragsdale, who has been with OPD since March 2015
- Officer Joseph Imburgio, who has been with OPD since August 2012
- Officer Alyce Payne, who has been with OPD since January 2007
- Officer Nicholas Metzger, who has been with OPD since December 2013