A man in his 30s was shot on Westbury Drive Monday night and later died at a hospital, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the 5600 block of the street around 7:45 p.m. and found him wounded, setting off a homicide investigation that officials say is still in its earliest stages.
Deputies responded to reports of a shooting on Westbury Drive and located the man with a gunshot wound, as reported by WFTV. He was transported to a hospital, where he later died, the sheriff's office said. The Orange County Sheriff's Office confirmed it is investigating a deadly shooting that happened that night.
Few Details Released So Far
Investigators have not shared the circumstances that led to the shooting, nor any information about a possible suspect or suspects, according to FOX 35 Orlando. Deputies said the investigation is very early, and the same account notes that no additional details were available at the time of publication.
No further updates on the victim's identity or the events leading up to the shooting have been released. The lack of information reflects how fresh the case is, with authorities still working to establish basic facts about what happened on the block.
A Different Incident on the Same Street Years Earlier
Westbury Drive has seen gun violence before, though the earlier case appears unrelated based on available reporting. In June 2014, a driver suffered a gunshot wound before crashing a vehicle into a home at 5939 Westbury Drive, according to News 13. The Orange County Sheriff's Office at the time believed the driver and a passenger were shot as they passed Denson Drive, and that crash left one person dead and five others injured in the Pine Hills home.
There is nothing in the current investigation tying Monday's shooting to that 2014 case, and no evidence has emerged connecting the two events. For now, deputies are focused on Monday night's shooting, which remains an active and early-stage investigation on Westbury Drive.
