A man accused of shooting and killing an Orange County mother afternoon has been arrested, authorities said.
Investigators identified the suspect as the victim’s husband, 41-year-old Lamar Antonio Bryant.
Bryant was arrested on a warrant and booked into the Orange County jail on a charge of first-degree murder, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by FOX 35 News.
shortly before 4 p.m., a woman was shot at a home in the 5200 block of W. Livingston Street – a neighborhood northwest of the intersection of N. Pine Hills and Old Winter Garden roads.
When deputies arrived, they found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman killed as 42-year-old Takeshia Renee Bryant.
FOX 35 News spoke with her mother, Stacey Eads, who was on scene while dozens of deputies collected evidence from inside and outside the home.
She told FOX 35’s Hannah Mackenzie that her daughter, who went by Keshia, was shot in the bathroom.
She said she was outside when she heard three gunshots ring out; two of her grandchildren, the victim’s daughters, were inside.
Brandy Benjamin, the victim’s sister-in-law, described Takeshia as the “roots of the family,” adding that she kept everyone together. The victim was described by family members as a mother of four and a grandmother of four — with another grandchild on the way.
The motive for the shooting is unclear, and it is unknown if there were any prior incidents of domestic violence between the two.
Anyone with information about the deadly shooting is asked to call the Orange County Sheriff’s Office or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477).
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