Deputies release name of suspect shot killed, following standoff in Orange County

The Orange County Sheriff’s Officer released the name of the man shot and killed on Friday following a standoff with deputies that lasted for nearly six hours.

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Deputies responded to 6809 Colony Oaks Lane regarding a man who had shot and stabbed the mother of his child.

When deputies arrived, the suspect, Deshaun Albert Dunmyer, remained inside the house with the child and a gun and refused to surrender.

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Investigators negotiated with the suspect for several hours, but the 31-year-old man refused to surrender while continuing to hold his child hostage.

Just after 11 p.m., SWAT officers breached the door and saw the suspect holding the child as a shield with the gun in his hand and fearing for the safety of the child; they shot and killed the suspect.

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The child was not injured during this incident.

The mother remains in the remains in the hospital.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.

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