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ByAmandaRabines Reyes Orlando Sentinel The Osceola County Sheriff Office has released virtually no details a day after two deputies killed a man in the parking lot of a Target in tourism records indi- cate stemmed from an attempt to arrest a pair of shoplifting suspects. TheWednesdaynight shooting, which left three others injured, happenedasdeputies tried to take into custody, the agency said, offering no further details as towhat led to the shoot- ing. According to court records, 18-year-old Michael and anothersuspectwerespotted leav- ing the store with pizza and andgetting into a blackAudi after units responded in reference to a suspicious with covered tags. An affidavit written by Deputy Cole Miller specify what prompted theshootingother than saying takedown the was attempted which resulted in an officer-involved taken to thehospi- talwith injuries, the report added. is in theOsceolaCounty Jail for petit theft on appear tohavebeen booked, jail records show, though the affidavit suggests he is facing charges.

Sheriff Marcos said Wednesday night that two depu- tieswere involved in theshooting, though not clear if Miller was one of them. The agency said in an unsigned news release Thursday that the names of the deputies who theirweaponswill notbe released under Law. The amend- ment to constitution, approved by voters in 2018, is meant to protect victims of crime but has been used to shield the identities of police officers after deadly incidents. The Sheriff Office also released the name of the man killed by deputies or the suspect during a press conference Wednesday night also say what led to the shooting or what crime the people deputies at were suspected of committing. The deputies involved in the agency said.

The Sheriff Office deferred questions to the Florida Depart- is investigating the shooting. It also responded to a public records request for initial reports about theshootingand the911call that led deputies toTarget. An FDLE spokesperson immediately respond to an email seeking more information about the shooting. Andrew Sullivan, a spokesman for Osceola County Fire Rescue, said thatagency treatedandtrans- ported fouradults fromthescene. The male that deputies shot had multiplegunshotwoundsanddied while incare.Anotherpatienthad minor bullet shrapnel injuries to the hand and twohadminor inju- ries they suffered while trying to run away, he said.

The Target store, which was blockaded for hours, is located in a busy area along U.S. 192, also known as West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, near Cele- brationandabout 10minutesaway from the Gaylord Palms Resort ConventionCenter. Deputies killedmanduring shoplifting arrest ByJohnCutter Orlando Sentinel Correspondent Montverde is hoping to slow driversspeedingthroughthetown, a small but growing Lake County community on rolling hills along LakeApopka. CountyRoad455, main road, is a popular route for driverscommutingbetweennorth and south Lake. But the road is dottedwithresidentialhomesand cuts throughMontverdeAcademy as it curves from Minneola and Ferndale to Clermont andOrange County.

Montverde Mayor Joseph Wynkoop asked the County Commission to do something to slow traffic, which he said has increased in recent years. help us keep our resi- dents and roads Wynkoop said in an email to commissioners onApril 20. Wynkoop included statistics vehicles that were going over 50 mph on a 35 mph road and some aroundThanksgiving2021. kindofbeenaburn- ing CommissionChairmanSeanParks said at a commission meeting on Tuesday. there is a lot of concern about increased traffic and Town officials wanted two stop signs along the road and have discussed getting the speed limit lowered to 30mph.

County officials proposed some changes in the short term, which include stop signs atFosgateRoad and CR 455 at the western edge. AssistantCountyManagerFred Schneider also said the county could place more radar signs, speeders, along the road. He added that another possi- bility is narrowing the lanes from 12 feetwide to 10 studiesshowcanslowdrivers.This plan also would create a 2-foot- wide shoulder, which would provide more space for cyclists, whooftenuseSouthLakehills for training. In the told the commission, thecountycould look at installing traffic islandsatoneor two locations on the road, which also can reduce traffic speeds. The county also would like to see CR 455 added to the state Department of Complete Streets wouldredesigntheroadtomake it lane Wynkoop will bring those proposals to theMontverdeTown Council.

The work would begin later thisyear, ifMontverdeagrees and the commission passes the proposal at anupcomingmeeting. will continue to monitor it and move forward with other controls ifneededtocontrol speed in that Schneider said. Traffic slowdown for C.R. 455 Montverde seeks to slow traffic through town mayor and other officials asked the County Commission to help. STEPHEN M.

SENTINEL White Castle celebrates anniversary in Orlando ByLisaMariaGarza Orlando Sentinel Theparentofa formerkinder- garten student at Dream Lake lawsuitagainst Orange County Public Schools and accused the district of not immediatelyreportinganalleged 2019 assault of their daughter by another student, lawyers said on Thursday. The parent, in the complaint as J.Q., said their daughter, K.Q., was lured into a bathroom by the student during in a phys- ical education class, then sexu- ally assaulted. The P.E. teacher tried to report the incident, the complaint said. OCPS spokesperson Shari Bobinski said in an email the lawsuit.

The parents out about the alleged assault until their daughter mentioned she had been interviewed about the incident at school, accord- ing to Morgan attor- Silva and Ryan C. Rodems, who are representing the family. Their kindergar- ten teacher heard a rumor about the alleged assault and a general question to the class regarding their knowledge of inappropriate which prompted the student to come forward, the complaint said. The teacher reported the claim to school offi- cials, local authorities informed until about amonth later. The parent said in the complaint that district officials told would not be a threat to because the student was removed from the classroom and they would have no interactiononcampus.

But the father said in court documents that he witnessed his daughter and the studentsittingnext toeachother at a lunch table. a hostile educational environ- ment following theassault as the plaintiff and offending student were allowed to the Morgan lawyers said in a statement. client was forced to switch schools, hinder- ing their educational opportuni- tiesandcausinggreatupheaval in their life.Wewillhold theschool board accountable for its alleged failure toprotect its The parent is asking an Orange County jury to award them unspecified monetary damages, reimbursement for deemed just Orange delayed reporting assault of kindergarten student, lawsuit says ByAmandaKondolojy OrlandoSentinel After more than 40 years in broadcast journalism and nearly 30 years at WFTV-Channel 9, anchor Vanessa Echols announced Thursdaythatshewillberetiring nextmonthtofocusonherfamily. 27. Echols made the surprise announcement on the noon newscast with Greg Warmoth, withwhom she spent 15 years anchoring in themorn- ings as the longest-tenured morninganchor team inOrlando televisionhistory.

muchmore than said. difficult challenges with steady, heartfelt and faith-based advice. I watched in amazement as she battled and beat breast cancer and took that victory as away to help others facing similar health Echols will be trading Central Florida for Auburn, to be closer toherparents. looking forward to being able to spend some time with them, chauffeur them around and just kind of have a leisurely Echols said, adding that her Echols, longtime anchor atWFTV, will leave station Vanessa Echols and Greg Warmoth anchor the 4 p.m. newscast on WFTV-Channel 9.

Echols, who has been with the station since 1993, is retiring in May. PHOTO Turn to Echols, Page 4 Manager Lurdes packages as crew member Yndira cooks sliders on Thursday as White Castle gets set for its upcoming anniversary in Orlando. The Orlando Castle, as known, is the largest free-standing White Castle in the world. The location is the top performer and is on pace to sell 5 million sliders by its anniversary date on May 3. RICARDO RAMIREZ SENTINEL Orlando Sentinel Section 1 Friday, April 29, 2022 3.