Police Identify Woman Shot In Downtown Orlando
Officers Look For Suspects In 'Senseless' Killing
Updated: 11:36 AM EDT Sep 15, 2011
A young woman was shot and killed early Thursday morning while driving home from a bar in downtown Orlando. Click Like For Central Florida News Updates:Officials with the Orlando Police Department identified the victim as Victoria Straughter, 21. Investigators said they're looking for a group of young men who are responsible for her death.Authorities said Straughter was shot in the neck about 2 a.m. while traveling along Garland Avenue. Straughter was able to drive a few more blocks before crashing into a fence at the intersection of Washington Street and Garland Avenue.A man traveling in the car with Straughter was not hurt."It's cold. It's calculated, and it's a tragedy for a family, and it's unfortunate that someone is on their way home, and they didn't make it home," Orlando Police Department Sgt. Barb Jones said.Police said they were looking for a group Hispanic men in their 20s who were seen walking in the area just before the shooting."It's troublesome," said Orlando Police Department Chief Paul Rooney. "I don't know what caused the altercation."Straughter's grief-stricken sister stood by crime scene tape early Thursday shaking in disbelief as police looked for clues in the attack.Authorities were able to locate a shell casing near the intersection of Pine Street and Garland Avenue."It was senseless, and somebody probably saw something, and somebody probably knows something," Jones said.Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.During the last six months there have been seven robberies, two rapes and 16 assaults downtown. .mostpoplink a:link, a:active, a:visited {text-decoration: none} .mostpoplink A:hover {text-decoration: underline;} Most Popular Stories On WESH.com
A young woman was shot and killed early Thursday morning while driving home from a bar in downtown Orlando.
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Officials with the Orlando Police Department identified the victim as Victoria Straughter, 21. Investigators said they're looking for a group of young men who are responsible for her death.
Authorities said Straughter was shot in the neck about 2 a.m. while traveling along Garland Avenue. Straughter was able to drive a few more blocks before crashing into a fence at the intersection of Washington Street and Garland Avenue.
A man traveling in the car with Straughter was not hurt.
"It's cold. It's calculated, and it's a tragedy for a family, and it's unfortunate that someone is on their way home, and they didn't make it home," Orlando Police Department Sgt. Barb Jones said.
Police said they were looking for a group Hispanic men in their 20s who were seen walking in the area just before the shooting.
"It's troublesome," said Orlando Police Department Chief Paul Rooney. "I don't know what caused the altercation."
Straughter's grief-stricken sister stood by crime scene tape early Thursday shaking in disbelief as police looked for clues in the attack.
Authorities were able to locate a shell casing near the intersection of Pine Street and Garland Avenue.
"It was senseless, and somebody probably saw something, and somebody probably knows something," Jones said.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
During the last six months there have been seven robberies, two rapes and 16 assaults downtown.