BREAKING NEWS: One person shot following officer-involved shooting in Ocoee

The shooting took place around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, on Old Winter Garden Road just east of Hempel Avenue.


  • By Annabelle Sikes
  • | 7:34 p.m. February 15, 2024
  • | Updated 8:30 p.m. February 15, 2024
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The Ocoee Police Department is actively working an officer-involved shooting that took place around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, on Old Winter Garden Road just east of Hempel Avenue. 

Officers confirmed at a media staging following the incident that one person was shot.

Vincent Ogburn, acting chief for the Ocoee PD, said the department received a call about shoplifting from the Walmart Supercenter off of West Colonial Drive.

When officers arrived on scene, loss prevention employees reported two suspects had left the store in a green pickup truck. 

Police said the suspects were located but drove into another local parking lot where they then struck a patrol car.

Ogburn said the person in the passenger side of the car got out, raised their hands and were shot by an officer. 

It was later discovered the suspect did not have a weapon in hand when exiting the car. 

Both suspects were taken to the hospital following the shooting. 

Police report the suspect that was shot has non-life-threatening injuries. 

Officers believe one of the suspects is a juvenile. 

No officers were hurt during the time of the incident. 

Ocoee PD officers recommend taking alternate routes on State Road 50, as Old Winter Garden Road will be closed during the investigation. 

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

 

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.

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