The private college sent out an alert at around 3:45 p.m., saying “We have been instructed by Winter Park Police to shelter in place. If you are on campus, take shelter in the nearest available room and lock the door (if possible). Remain in place until the police, or a campus administrator known to you, gives the ‘all clear’. Call 911 if you have information. Standby for further information.”
The college also tweeted out a warning:
Valencia College, which also has a campus in the area, said officials are “monitoring the situation.”
A video surfaced from inside Spatz Bar, located at 1025 W Fairbanks Ave, showing police officers with their guns drawn at nearby Martin Luther King Jr. Park. A police helicopter and officers armed with long rifles have also been spotted in the area.
UPDATE: Rollins College has lifted the lockdown, but still advises to stay away from Orange and Denning.
UPDATE: While the lockdown at Rollins has been lifted, Winter Park Police Department says they’re are still searching for the suspect. UPDATE: Officers with the Winter Park Police Department have now identified the shooting suspect as Jared Christopher Vasquez. The image on the left shows the appearance and the clothing worn at the time of the incident, police say. Vasquez is still at large, and considered armed and dangerous.
UPDATE: Officers arrested Vazquez after they found him hiding by a trailer near the 900 block of Orange Avenue, the area where callers reported a man had been shot and injured Monday afternoon. Police say they exchanged gunfire with Vazquez, though no one was hurt. More here.
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This article appears in Sep 12-18, 2018.
