An Orlando Police officer accidentally shot and killed an innocent woman in a downtown Orlando bar on Tuesday morning, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said during a press conference.
It happened at Vixen nightclub on Pine Street and Orange Avenue.
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Mina said that Maria Fernada Godinez, 22, was inside the club when Orlando Police officer Eduardo Sanguino aimed to shoot at an armed suspect but struck Godinez instead. Police say the suspect has been identified as 23-year-old Kody Roach.
Officers first responded to a call early Tuesday morning that a man fired a gun inside the bar. When police arrived, an officer got in an altercation with a man, which resulted in fired shots.
One police officer was struck, but the injuries are not considered life-threatening. The suspect was also injured in the confrontation and was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
It is not clear what caused the confrontation to occur.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating. The officer involved in the shooting is currently on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
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