A grand jury has indicted Jeffrey London on the charge of first-degree murder with a firearm in the recent death of retired Orlando police officer Dennis Turner, as stated in court records. Turner, a veteran who spent 23 years with the Orlando Police Department, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after being shot on New Year’s Day outside a home on Kozart Street.
London, identified as Turner's father-in-law, was apprehended after fleeing the area, according to ClickOrlando. Law enforcement officials from Polk and Highland counties assisted in locating him. The indictment comes after what investigators believe stemmed from a family dispute, although specifics of the altercation have not been detailed.
Turner, who retired from the force in 2018, shortly returned to the department as a reserve officer in 2019. His tenure as a reserve officer was cut short when he was terminated after the police chief found him in violation of an agency policy concerning the separate custody incidents of two children.
Eye-witness accounts reported by WESH state that London approached and conversed with Turner before shooting him in the back as he walked away. Adding a harrowing detail, another witness claimed to have seen London stand over Turner and shoot him multiple times. London remains in Orange County Jail with no bond and is scheduled for arraignment on Monday.
