ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith gave an update Wednesday morning after a violent Easter Sunday in Orlando.
Two different shootings left six dead, including two children.
What You Need To Know
- Early Sunday morning, police say two children and an adult were killed after a domestic violence situation
- Later that evening, a different shooting occurred at Poppy Park which killed three others
Police say the latest shooting, where three people died and two others were injured at a shooting at Poppy Park, started out as an argument at a non-permitted event.
They say Jamal Watson, who was driving a Lamborghini, and 17-year-old Tristan Morgan, who was walking nearby, got into an argument and started shooting at each other.
Both were killed in the gunfire, according to police.
Three women who were on their porch at the time were caught in the crossfire, and one of the died of their injuries Monday.
"One thing I want to say to our community, if you're going to have an event like that, we have a permit system," said Police Chief Eric Smith. "Just let us know. Contact the Orlando Police Department... we will provide extra security."
Also on Sunday, around 2:25 a.m., police say they responded to a call on Grand Street. Once they got there, police say they heard gunshots coming from inside the home.
Lacorvis Tamar Daley, 28, allegedly came out of the home and began shooting at officers. They returned fire, the suspect was shot, and he later died, officials stated.
Inside the home, officers say they found a child and an adult dead inside the home. Another child was taken to the hospital but later died.
The victims have been identified as 69-year-old Carole Fulmore, 13-year-old Damionna Reed, and 7-year-old Cameron Bouie.
Witnesses reported Daley had been acting erratically and became paranoid ahead of the shooting, according to police.
According to a release by Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Maria Vasquez, Bouie is the third child from Pine Hills Elementary School to die in the past three months.
"We cannot accept that these tragedies have become all too common in our community," wrote Vasquez in a statement. "This will not stop until we all work together to end these appalling tragedies from occurring in our community."
On Tuesday, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings opened up the latest Community Crime Survey. The survey provides data to a crime task force, which later recommends county initiatives to combat crime.
"I believe we have to work within our faith community. We have to work with those who provide youth-related services. We have to provide positive alternatives, spaces where individuals can go," said Demings when asked about the recent shootings.