A shooting on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023, in the Lockhart area of Orange County, Florida, left two people dead and several others wounded. Deputies responded around 2:23 a.m. to the 2800 block of Sudman Way and found five people with gunshot injuries. Twenty-five-year-old Stephanie Diane Cortes was pronounced dead at the scene. Twenty-one-year-old Torrance Jermaine Stover Jr. was transported to a hospital and later died of his wounds; his death was announced December 26, 2023.

Three other men were hospitalized with gunshot wounds, their conditions described as ranging from stable to critical. Investigators have called the shooting a targeted incident but have not publicly identified suspects, and it remains unclear whether any of those shot might also be suspects. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation.

If anyone has information about who was involved that night on Sudman Way, please share what you know with investigators.