Florida police chief slams “friends” of a teenager who died from gunshot wounds, saying they fled the scene without offering help to the victim or law enforcement. .
Sadarion Cosby, 17, was shot in the abdomen during an altercation in the Orlando suburb of Sanford on Tuesday night and died at HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital.
Sanford police said Cosby was struck by gunfire as he and three unidentified people approached a parked car near the intersection of Ellen Place and Scott Drive around 8 p.m. Tuesday. . It is unknown who was inside the car.
Two of the three people in the car and with Cosby inside fled the area “immediately” after the shooting occurred, Sanford police said.
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Sadarion Cosby, 17, died Tuesday night in a Florida hospital after being shot in the abdomen during an argument outside a parked car in Sanford, Florida. (Jamelia Jarrells)
Police said one of the people who was with Cosby helped him get to a nearby home before fleeing. Cosby was then driven to the hospital by a resident of the home, where he died shortly after arriving.
On Wednesday, Sanford Police Chief Cecil Smith called the incident that led to Cosby’s death “unacceptable.”
“A 17-year-old boy lost his life. His ‘friends,’ and I use that term loosely, ran away rather than stay and help him,” Smith said in a news release. Ta. “They did not help him get the emergency medical care he needed, nor did they stay to assist law enforcement in identifying and locating the person who took his life. .Unacceptable.”
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Sanford police said Wednesday that the vehicle Cosby and others approached the night before was a dark-colored vehicle, possibly black or blue, such as a Kia K-5 sedan.
Authorities are working to identify the car and the person who was inside it when Cosby was shot.
Sanford police said the vehicle of interest in Cosby’s death is a dark-colored Kia K-5 sedan. (Sanford Police Department)
Sanford police are also searching for the three people who were with Cosby.when talk to local media On Wednesday, police department spokeswoman Bianca Gillette declined to describe them as friends because of the circumstances.
“They chose to flee and worry about themselves rather than help him, seek immediate medical attention, and then stay and assist our investigation,” Gillette said. said. “…It’s both difficult and heartbreaking that people who were obviously close to him wouldn’t show enough interest in finding the person who took his life last night.”
Sanford police criticized the three people who were with Cosby when he was shot, fleeing the scene without seeking medical treatment. (Jamelia Jarrells)
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Many details about what happened Tuesday night were not available, but Gillette said investigators were working from surveillance footage submitted by people in the area.
Anyone with information about the shooting, the vehicle or those involved is asked to call the Sanford Police Department or Crimeline at 800-423-8477. Tips can be submitted anonymously to Crimeline and could receive a cash reward of up to $5,000 if the crime is solved.
