A 19-year-old man was killed in an officer-involved shooting near the Mall at Millenia on Saturday night.An off-duty police officer was working extra duty at Mall at Millenia, near Millenia Boulevard and Conroy Road, when a man was asked to leave through a Neiman Marcus store around 7:12 p.m. The suspect, who was identified as Sebastian Sepulveda Roman, pulled out a gun and fired once outside of the mall, OPD says. The off-duty officer initiated a foot pursuit and called for backup. According to the police department, the officer did not discharge his weapon when initially shot at outside of the mall.An on-duty officer in a patrol car caught up to the suspect outside an Olive Garden restaurant across from the mall, Chief Orlando Rolón said. Roman and police exchanged gunfire in the restaurant’s parking lot, according to Rolón. Roman suffered a gunshot wound while between cars. “We don’t know at this point whether our shots were the ones responsible for the death of this individual or whether he shot himself or whether when he fell — because he fell between some cars — whether he injured himself to the extent that he may have actually sustained a fatal injury,” Rolón said. The gun used by Roman was recovered at the scene. He was pronounced dead after being rushed to the hospital.The incident is still under investigation. Stay with WESH 2 News for more updates.
A 19-year-old man was killed in an officer-involved shooting near the Mall at Millenia on Saturday night.
An off-duty police officer was working extra duty at Mall at Millenia, near Millenia Boulevard and Conroy Road, when a man was asked to leave through a Neiman Marcus store around 7:12 p.m.
The suspect, who was identified as Sebastian Sepulveda Roman, pulled out a gun and fired once outside of the mall, OPD says.
The off-duty officer initiated a foot pursuit and called for backup. According to the police department, the officer did not discharge his weapon when initially shot at outside of the mall.
An on-duty officer in a patrol car caught up to the suspect outside an Olive Garden restaurant across from the mall, Chief Orlando Rolón said.
Roman and police exchanged gunfire in the restaurant’s parking lot, according to Rolón.
Roman suffered a gunshot wound while between cars.
“We don’t know at this point whether our shots were the ones responsible for the death of this individual or whether he shot himself or whether when he fell — because he fell between some cars — whether he injured himself to the extent that he may have actually sustained a fatal injury,” Rolón said.
The gun used by Roman was recovered at the scene. He was pronounced dead after being rushed to the hospital.
The incident is still under investigation.
Stay with WESH 2 News for more updates.
