A fatal shooting in an Orlando neighborhood on July 22, 2023, left 41-year-old Marcus Demetrius Demps dead. Police were called to the 1000 block of Dewitt Drive around 2:35 p.m. and found an injured man. Officers began life-saving measures and Demps was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Orlando Police Department opened a homicide investigation into the shooting.

On August 1, 2023, police announced the arrest of 29-year-old Carl Robinson in connection with Demps’ death. Robinson was taken into custody by a SWAT team and faces charges of 2nd-degree homicide with a firearm. Investigators executed a search warrant at Robinson’s residence with SWAT, the Forensic Identification Unit, and homicide detectives involved.

If anyone in the Dewitt Drive area that afternoon saw anything or has information about Marcus Demps or the events that day, please come forward.