A homicide investigation is underway after 17-year-old Jamar Jerome was shot and killed on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at the Greens Condominiums on PGA Boulevard near Oak Ridge Road in Orlando. Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office found Jerome with gunshot wounds around 2:30 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives pursued leads and by the evening of Friday, December 26, had tracked a person of interest to the Buchanan Bay Apartments near Holden Avenue and South Texas Avenue. When deputies approached about 9:40 p.m., an associate of the suspect fired at officers and hit a patrol vehicle. Deputies returned fire, wounding that armed man, who was taken to a hospital for surgery. The primary homicide suspect, described as a 19-year-old male, was taken into custody; investigators said he was armed at arrest but did not shoot during the confrontation. He was detained for questioning about Jerome’s death.

What did anyone who lived near the Greens Condominiums or Buchanan Bay Apartments see or hear around those dates that could help investigators?