A family cookout in Orlando on January 1, 2026, ended in gunfire and the death of 64-year-old Dennis Turner, a Black retired Orlando Police Department officer who had returned to service as a reserve. Responders found Turner with multiple gunshot wounds at a home on Kozart Street; he was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center and later died from his injuries.

Family members told police the shooting followed an argument between Turner and his father-in-law, 58-year-old Jeffery London. Witnesses said Turner began to walk away when London allegedly drew a handgun, shot him in the back, and then stood over Turner and fired additional shots as Turner tried to crawl away. London fled but was captured that evening in Sebring, about 90 miles away, and booked in the Orange County jail with no bond. He was charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; court records show a prior homicide conviction from 1985.

Turner served 23 years with the Orlando Police Department, retired in 2018, and was later a reserve officer. His career included a controversial 2019 arrest of a six-year-old at school that prompted legal changes and led to his removal from the reserve role; a lawsuit alleging excessive force and false arrest was pending at the time of his death. Did anyone at the gathering or nearby see what happened that night or have information about the dispute between Turner and London?