Longwood, FL (July 16, 2018) – In Longwood, a man was shot and then crashed his car, according to officials at the Longwood Police Department. The victim was identified as 35-year-old Richard Javier of Orlando.
Officers were called to the scene of an incident involving shots fired around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night. It happened at State Road 434 and Powell Street. Officers were dispatched to the crash, which happened around the area of South Seminole Hospital. The hospital was about two miles from the shooting scene.
Officials were able to determine that the driver crashed his car. He had also been shot during the shooting incident. The driver was taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced dead shortly after he crashed.
Police are still working on investigating the incident.
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