Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Christopher Alvin Lee

Gender : Male

Age : 65

Race : Black

Date : 04/10/2024

Location : 7500 block of Exchange Drive

City : Orlando

County : Orange

State : Florida

Agency : Orange County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while trespassing

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 9, 2024, at approximately 12:30 p.m., employees at a business in the 7500 block of Exchange Drive in Orlando, Florida, reported a man trespassing on the property. The individual, identified as 65-year-old Christopher Alvin Lee, had previously been issued a trespass warning for the same location.
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Employees stated that Lee was holding a box cutter, which raised alarm. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office arrived and approached Lee. During their interaction, an altercation ensued, during which deputies shot and killed Lee. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident. As of this update, the identities of the involved officers have not been disclosed, effectively shielding them from public scrutiny.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality
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Last update: 12/04/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/man-shot-killed-outside-orlando-business-was-previously-trespassed-from-the-area-deputies
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/04/10/65-year-old-man-shot-killed-in-orange-county-deputies-say/
https://www.wesh.com/article/exchange-drive-orange-county-shooting/60444510
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/deputies-identify-man-killed-shooting-orange-county-industrial-park/SQVTTO6VKZAFRLJYSHL63X2KT4/
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/man-shot-killed-in-orange-county-deputies-say