More than 30 homes in an Orlando neighborhood were evacuated after an armed man wanted in a deadly shooting barricaded himself inside a home and fired rounds at deputies.

  • Man, 50, reportedly fatally shot a mother Friday at a home in Azalea Park neighborhood
  • Suspected gunman fled the scene and was later located inside home on Annandale Avenue
  • Deputies exchanged gunfire with suspect, who was barricaded inside home
  • 2 victims: Woman, in her 40s, killed; Man, in his 30s, in critical condition

The incident began after Orange County deputies were called to a home on Yucatan Drive for a shooting. A mother in her 40s was fatally shot around 5 p.m. Two children, ages 4 and 7, were inside the home at the time of the shooting, deputies said.

The 7-year-old child called 911.

Then, around 6:45 p.m., deputies were called to a home along Annandale Avenue for another shooting.

Capt. Angelo Nieves, with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, said the suspect in the Yucatan Drive shooting opened fire on a man in his 30s. That man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. At last check, he was listed in critical-but-stable condition, Nieves said.

Deputies arrived at the home on Annandale Avenue, which is off Edgewater Drive, and the 50-year-old suspect in both shootings opened fire. Deputies took cover and returned fire.

No deputies have been injured, Nieves said.

The man remains barricaded inside the home. Nieves said about 30 to 40 homes in the immediate area have been evacuated.

A roommate of the woman killed at the home on Yucatan Drive said she and her nephew took the woman and her young children in after a church meeting about a year ago.

"She was practically homeless with the two kids, and my aunt felt bad and let her stay, you know, just because of the kids and she had nowhere else to go," said Luis Jimenez, the roommate of the woman fatally shot.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.


The first shooting scene was at a home along Yucatan Drive in the Azalea Park neighborhood of Orlando. (Michael Wash, Staff)