A violent weekend in South Apopka concludes with two shootings

One man shot and killed, another shot and transported to hospital

Shots rang out in South Apopka, resulting in one fatality and another person suffering gunshot wounds in two separate incidents and on two successive nights this weekend.

On Friday night, the Apopka Police Department responded to shots fired on or around 10th Street in South Apopka. Upon arriving at the scene, they found a male victim with a gunshot wound lying on the ground. He was transported to a local hospital, suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. The victim was treated and released but was uncooperative with police.

The APD did not release the victim's name. The investigation is ongoing, and no details were released about the suspects.

Then on Saturday night, the Orange County Sheriff's Department responded to a home on the 1800 block of Grimke Avenue in South Apopka around 11 p.m. after receiving information about shots fired and a person down. Devonte Taylor, 25 of Apopka, was found by his father suffering a gunshot wound outside the home, according to OSCO reports. Taylor's father transported him to Florida Hospital Apopka, where he was pronounced dead, deputies said.

The investigation is ongoing, and no suspect information is available from the OCSO. No other details from the OCSO are available.