The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deputy sheriff who was shot in the back early on Wednesday morning.
The victim is Deputy Charlie Murphy, a six-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office.
Although Deputy Murphy was off duty when he was shot by 39-year-old Eric Howell at a storage facility on L.B. McCleod Road, he is assigned to OCSO’s Sector 3 Patrol.
Deputy Murphy was shot in the back by Howell after a dispute ensued around 7:00 a.m. He suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Orlando police say, both Howell and Deputy Murphy are known to each other. Police also say, Howell is the father of a child by a woman known to both individuals.
The circumstances surrounding the dispute between the two men are unknown.
Howell has been charged with attempted first degree murder with a firearm, aggravated battery with a firearm and battery/domestic violence. He is expected to be booked into the Orange County Jail later today.
