A white female was shot and killed in Apopka overnight in what Orange County sheriff’s detectives believe could have stemmed from an going dispute with a neighbor, the suspect. After fleeing the victim’s home, the suspect returned to his house where detectives say he turned the gun on himself, committing suicide.
According to OCSO:
At approximately 8:19 pm, on May 7th, sheriff’s deputies arrived at 724 East 9th street in Apopka in response to a call that gunfire was heard in the area, coming from an identified residence. As deputies continued to deploy and receive information with reference to the gunfire and where is it was coming from, they discovered a deceased white female, 44 years. They secured the area as a crime scene.
Deputies believe that the shooting could have resulted from an ongoing dispute with another neighbor, the shooter.
Deputies obtained information from residents in the area on what was seen or heard in order to establish the presence of any suspect.
Around 1:15 am, early this morning on May 8th, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office HRIC, after exhausting repeated attempts to make contact with the suspect, authorized SWAT Unit deployment and action to determine if the white male suspect was located at 708 9th Street. This was the suspect’s residence and according to witness statements the one he had fled to, after he was seen fleeing from the shooting scene at 724 9th street.
724 9th street is where deputies had previously located the deceased 44-year-old White female.
Detectives breached the front door of the suspect’s home where they found a 53-year-old white male without vital signs and deceased due to what appeared to be a suicide by firearm. Shortly thereafter, homicide investigators assumed the responsibility for the investigation, along with the Forensics Unit and other specialty assistance.
The victim is Pamela Farmer, 44 years. The suspect is: Randall T. Wright, 54 years.
The investigation is on-going.
