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Orlando Police Release Video, Identify Man Found Dead After SWAT Raid at Tattoo Shop

A state review is underway following the police release of new video.

Overview

  • Police identified the deceased as 20-year-old Kaleb Williams, found inside the shop after officers fired during a Nov. 14 warrant operation at Edgewater Drive and Lee Road.
  • Newly released bodycam and surveillance video shows a person with an AK-47-style rifle exiting the rear door and retreating back inside as SWAT officers yelled commands and opened fire.
  • OPD says Williams was named in the search warrant and suspected of involvement in illegal drug sales, and officers reported finding a stolen gun on his body near the rear door.
  • Detectives say they seized five firearms, multiple boxes of ammunition, about 190 grams of cannabis with packaging materials, NARCAN, and paraphernalia from the business.
  • FDLE is investigating the death, with the source of the fatal shot not yet determined, the officers involved on paid administrative leave, and Williams’ family disputing that he was a suspect or armed.