A 7-year-old student at Orange County Public Schools was killed on Easter morning, school officials say.
Police say that Lacorvis Daley shot Carole Fulmore, the mother of his girlfriend, and Fulmore’s 13-year-old niece, as well as his own 7-year-old son.
The children were named as Damionna Reed, who was 13, and Cameron Bouie, who was 7.
Reed went to the Center for Academic Excellence. The director of Orange County Public Schools, Maria Vazquez, said that Bouie was a student at a public school.
“It breaks my heart and makes me mad that senseless violence keeps happening to innocent young people in our neighborhood. Damionna Reed’s family from OCPS ACE and Cameron Bouie’s family from Pine Hills Elementary are in my thoughts and prayers.
This is the third child to die at Pine Hills Elementary in the last three months, and the second to die from gun violence that had no reason to happen.
We can’t accept that these terrible things are happening too often in our area. She said, “This won’t stop until we all work together to stop these terrible things from happening in our community.”
In just about two months, more bad things have happened at Pine Hills Elementary School than most places see in a lifetime.
First, Keith Moses is accused of shooting and killing 9-year-old T’Yonna Major in her own Pine Hills home. On the same day in February, Moses is also accused of killing three other people, including a TV reporter, in a shooting spree.
Then, earlier this month, a car hit and killed a 7-year-old student who was riding his bike.
Last weekend, Bouie’s own father shot and killed him in their apartment.
Three kids from the same school. Parents both now and in the past say their hearts hurt.
One parent said, “You don’t expect your child to die before you.”
“The future, our next generation is at stake,” said Orlando city commissioner Regina Hill, who agreed with the school district’s message about working to stop these tragedies.
But in the end, the list of things that can be done is long and not easy. Some people don’t even agree on it.
During the shooting, Fulmore, Reed, Bouie, and Daley all died. The cops killed Daley.
The Orlando Police Department and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement are both looking into the murders of three people.
