A woman was killed and a man in "life-threatening condition" after a shooting in Sanford on Wednesday morning.
- Woman dies, man critical after shooting in Sanford
- Police say they are not looking for a shooter
- Identities of the 2 people have been released
The shooting happened after 8 a.m. Wednesday at a home on the 2500 block of Orange Avenue.
The two people were in "extremely grave conditions" when officers arrived at the home, a Sanford Police official said during a news conference.
Police think the shooting was an isolated incident and are not looking for a gunman. They said they're investigating it as a possible attempted murder-suicide.
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A man identified as one of the shooting victims called 911 and told dispatchers he and a woman in the home were shot in a bedroom, said Bianca Gillette, a spokeswoman for Sanford Police.
The man was so badly wounded that he could not come to the door to let in police, so officers had to force their way into the home, investigators said.
They were both alive when they were taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital, but the woman died there. The man was in "life-threatening condition," police said.
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Police identified the man as 27-year-old Elisha Gilmore and the woman as 25-year-old Juhi Paramar.
A neighbor said the street is very quiet and only knew something was wrong when police cars arrived.
"I came back out because I heard sirens, to see what was going on, and there were two down here, and then all of the sudden, the street was swamped," Diane Hanlon said. "They were running around the house, and tried kicking in the door, and they couldn’t get it kicked in, so they used that thing to bust the door," Hanlon said.
She said she also saw police walking out of the home with a shotgun and a handgun.
“I never had any problems, never heard anything from him,” said Casey Moseley, another neighbor. “He was quiet and kept to himself.”
Moseley said he thinks Gilmore lived at the home, but a woman was at the home often as well.
An investigation continues. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.