Orlando Officer Shoots Teen In Face During Traffic Stop
POSTED: 10:55 pm EDT August 26, 2006
UPDATED: 11:13 pm EDT August 26, 2006
A 17-year-old in Orlando, Fla., was shot in the face by an Orlando police officer during a traffic stop, according to Local 6 News.
Troy Bennett was shot late Friday on LB McLeod and John Young Parkway in Orlando.
"During that stop the driver tried to flee and in doing so tried to run over an officer," Orlando police spokeswoman Barbara Jones said. "A shot or shots were fired by an Orlando Police Department officer."
Bennett was shot in the face and transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center in serious condition.
Bennett's family questions a bullet hole on the side of the car and its entry point, Local 6's Vanessa Medina said.
"He got shot in his mouth part, his jaw," a family member said.
Bennett's family claims Orlando police is withholding information, Local 6 News reported.
"All I want is answers," Victim's sister Sharon Bennett said. "Why did they shoot him? What is the reason? No answer, no reason."
Local 6 reported that Bennett has an extensive criminal record.
Friday night, detectives said they found cocaine and charged Bennett with possession and intent to sell and two counts of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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Source: Local 6 News
POSTED: 10:55 pm EDT August 26, 2006
UPDATED: 11:13 pm EDT August 26, 2006
A 17-year-old in Orlando, Fla., was shot in the face by an Orlando police officer during a traffic stop, according to Local 6 News.
Troy Bennett was shot late Friday on LB McLeod and John Young Parkway in Orlando.
"During that stop the driver tried to flee and in doing so tried to run over an officer," Orlando police spokeswoman Barbara Jones said. "A shot or shots were fired by an Orlando Police Department officer."
Bennett was shot in the face and transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center in serious condition.
Bennett's family questions a bullet hole on the side of the car and its entry point, Local 6's Vanessa Medina said.
"He got shot in his mouth part, his jaw," a family member said.
Bennett's family claims Orlando police is withholding information, Local 6 News reported.
"All I want is answers," Victim's sister Sharon Bennett said. "Why did they shoot him? What is the reason? No answer, no reason."
Local 6 reported that Bennett has an extensive criminal record.
Friday night, detectives said they found cocaine and charged Bennett with possession and intent to sell and two counts of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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Source: Local 6 News