Woman dies, man in critical condition after Orange County shooting, deputies say

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office continues investigating why a man and a woman were shot Friday night.

The shooting happened around 8:45 p.m. near Sand Lake Road and Winegard Road.

Channel 9 had a crew at the scene around noon and saw investigators were there almost 15 hours after deputies were originally called to the scene.

The sheriff’s office said deputies found the man and woman who had been shot after they arrived.

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They were both taken to the hospital, but the woman died, and the man is in critical condition.

Deputies said the woman who died was in her 50s, and the man fighting for his life is in his 40s.

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Crime scene tape closed off the areas early Saturday morning, and some deputies were looking in the woods around the property.

Channel 9 has contacted the sheriff’s office for more information about the suspect or the victims and has yet to hear back.

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