I really didn't think that this was going to end well after he shot the policeman, but I did hope that he would only kill himself.
He has managed to destroy seven lives. The four children, the mother of his own children and both parent's of the children who were not his.
Suspect was father of all 4 children. The older 2 were by a different ex- girlfriend and younger 2 were with his current gf.I really didn't think that this was going to end well after he shot the policeman, but I did hope that he would only kill himself.
He has managed to destroy seven lives. The four children, the mother of his own children and both parent's of the children who were not his.
I'm thinking he may have shot the children the same time he shot the police officer. Did he open the door and shoot the police officer or did he shoot him through the door? A couple of the kids may have been standing at the door when the police arrived and he just started shooting from there. It's possible they all died at the very beginning and he just stretched it out, leading them to believe some children might still be alive.
Press Conference- 5:30pm today-Orlando Police Chief John Mina
Suspect had 5 guns in apt. 2 rifles, 2 shotguns, 1 handgun
LE never knew status of children while negotiating with him
LE used wifi phone and friends and social media to communicate
with suspect.
No evidence there was ever a threat to children
Bodies of 2 children in one bedroom, 2 in another bedroom and
suspect body was in closet with a gun
Guns were passed to suspect when his father died
One officer fired back through front door after other officer was shot.
Shot officer can not communicate and is in extremely critical condition. Officer is married and has 2 very small children.
When asked if shot officer could communicate, Chief made a
face as he said no, not at all.
Reading between the lines of TV station's announcement, I getBBM. Apart from being taken hostage by a psycho with 5 guns?...
Reading between the lines of TV station's announcement, I get
the feeling they did NOT agree with LE. Ch. 9 has repeated this
news bit several times yesterday. Seems like a huge FAIL.
Police Chief was adamant- no evidence children were ever in danger. Well just because he didn't verbally threaten them, the fact is he kept them as hostages which seems to me that in itself
indicates they were in danger. Bad judgement call, IMO.
I'm very concerned at this point that in his condition, he mayI hope Kevin recovers. His family must be so distraught. So many lives ruined by one man. Sigh.
Orlando Police on Twitter
MEDIA: There will be an update on Officer Kevin Valencia at 2 pm at @orlandohealth in ORMC’s new tower, classroom 4. Please arrive by 1:45 p.m. for setup. And feel free to use this photo.
New Twist- Ch. 9 tv Orlando just reported that they had been in touch by phone with suspect who wanted to talk with and apologize to girlfriend and he would release all 4 children. Apparently they had numerous phone conversations with him.
Ch. 9 contacted LE who sent an officer over to the station to supervise the conversations.
Guess LE did not approve of suspect talking to gf.