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Retired Orlando Officer Dennis Turner Fatally Shot as Suspect Jeffery London Is Arrested

Police describe the killing as stemming from a family dispute based on preliminary findings.

Overview

  • Officers responded to Kozart Street just before 7 p.m. Thursday and found Turner with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
  • Turner, 65, served 23 years with the Orlando Police Department and retired in 2018, according to officials.
  • OPD identified the suspect as Jeffery London, 58, who was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
  • The suspect fled the scene and was later apprehended by OPD TAC officers after coordination with law enforcement in Polk and Highlands counties.
  • Investigators say early information points to a family dispute, and the case remains active with further updates expected.