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A teen has been arrested after being accused of shooting a 16-year-old dead at a park, Florida officials said.
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A 16-year-old was left dead after asking another teen to apologize for bumping into him, Florida officials said.
On Oct. 9, a 15-year-old student at Oak Ridge High School bumped into Pinien Dalmacy, according to a Facebook post by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
When the teen was asked by Dalmacy to apologize, he refused, so the two decided to fight after school at the Vogt-Meloon Park, deputies said.
An investigation revealed the younger teen had brought a gun and when officers arrived at the scene they found Dalmacy with two gunshot wounds, deputies said.
“My heart goes out to Pinien’s family, who is grieving the unimaginable loss of their 16-year-old,” Orange County Sheriff John Mina said in the news conference. “And I’m really angry that something as small as bumping into someone in the halls of a high school … has now turned into a deadly shooting of a 16-year-old.”
After the school’s resource officer, Nelson Rodriguez, learned of the shooting, school officials were notified and the school was put on lockdown, deputies said.
McClatchy News reached out to the school district on Oct. 13 for a statement and was awaiting a response. WESH 2 was told “Oak Ridge High School is currently on a lockdown due to a police investigation in the area of the campus. This occurred after dismissal; students and staff that remain on campus are safe. Any additional questions should be directed to law enforcement,” the outlet reported.
The lockdown has since been lifted, the school district told the outlet.
The 15-year-old was found in the school cafeteria with the gun in his backpack, deputies said.
Officers don’t know where the teen got the gun, deputies said.
He was arrested on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, and possession of a firearm on school property, officials said.
Investigators believe there were more witnesses to the shooting and potentially video that would be helpful to the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact ocsoinfo@ocsofl.com.
Orange County includes Orlando.
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