ORLANDO, Fla. — An investigation is underway after five Orlando police officers shot and killed a man Thursday inside an apartment complex.
Police said 25-year-old Orlin Manuel Bueso Calderon was waving a “simulated” gun at them, and was shot to death when he didn’t listen to their commands.
Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said Thursday’s incident started after Calderon waved a gun inside the 7-Eleven at Conroy Road and Vineland, when workers thought he was stealing beer.
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Officer-involved shooting in Orlando The Orlando Police Department said officers told the suspect several times, in both English and Spanish, to drop his weapon. OPD said when the suspect did not comply, officers shot him and he later died. (WFTV staff)
Officer-involved shooting in Orlando The Orlando Police Department said officers told the suspect several times, in both English and Spanish, to drop his weapon. OPD said when the suspect did not comply, officers shot him and he later died. (WFTV staff)
Officer-involved shooting in Orlando The Orlando Police Department said officers told the suspect several times, in both English and Spanish, to drop his weapon. OPD said when the suspect did not comply, officers shot him and he later died. (WFTV staff)
Officer-involved shooting in Orlando The Orlando Police Department said officers told the suspect several times, in both English and Spanish, to drop his weapon. OPD said when the suspect did not comply, officers shot him and he later died. (WFTV staff)
Officer-involved shooting in Orlando The Orlando Police Department said officers told the suspect several times, in both English and Spanish, to drop his weapon. OPD said when the suspect did not comply, officers shot him and he later died. (WFTV staff)
Officer-involved shooting in Orlando The Orlando Police Department said officers told the suspect several times, in both English and Spanish, to drop his weapon. OPD said when the suspect did not comply, officers shot him and he later died. (WFTV staff)
Officer-involved shooting in Orlando The Orlando Police Department said officers told the suspect several times, in both English and Spanish, to drop his weapon. OPD said when the suspect did not comply, officers shot him and he later died. (WFTV staff)
Officer-involved shooting in Orlando The Orlando Police Department said officers told the suspect several times, in both English and Spanish, to drop his weapon. OPD said when the suspect did not comply, officers shot him and he later died. (WFTV staff)
Officer-involved shooting in Orlando The Orlando Police Department said officers told the suspect several times, in both English and Spanish, to drop his weapon. OPD said when the suspect did not comply, officers shot him and he later died. (WFTV staff)
Officer-involved shooting in Orlando The Orlando Police Department said officers told the suspect several times, in both English and Spanish, to drop his weapon. OPD said when the suspect did not comply, officers shot him and he later died. (WFTV staff)
Moments later, down the street on Cason Cove Drive, Calderon was shot multiple times.
Orlando police shared a picture of the gun they say Calderon was armed with.
Smith said it’s a simulated gun that looks like a Glock handgun, but it’s just either a BB or pellet gun.
Police said Calderon waved the gun around the 7-Eleven, then a dry cleaners next door, then the parking lot of a strip mall.
Officers found him in the Bella Vita complex where the shooting happened.
Chief Eric Smith says all five officers who fired their guns are on administrative leave. He says officers had seconds to decide how to act.
“It’s a split-second decision when you see a gun pointed in your direction. The officers had to make a split-second decision. They can’t set their and decide what kind of this is, they got to protect themselves and the community,” Smith said.
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