TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left one person dead and two others wounded in Poinciana.
The shooting happened in the area of Sawfish Drive Thursday evening.
The sheriff’s office said one person died and two others were airlifted to a local hospital. They are both in critical condition.
During a news conference on Thursday evening, Sheriff Grady Judd said the information detectives have is “clear as mud.”
When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a car crashed through a fence and into a house. A man and a woman were found inside the car with gunshots to the head. Judd said he is not sure if they will survive.
Judd said investigators learned that a primary suspect shot into the car with the man and woman inside. The suspect was shot and later died. Judd said he is not sure who shot the suspect.
The sheriff said the victims and suspect were known to each other. Investigators are not sure if the shooting was related to a woman dating multiple people or a burglary and theft investigation that happened Sunday.
The sheriff said the people involved in the shooting may have been involved in a gang.
Judd also said there were young children in the home when the shots rang out. He said the children heard the shots but did not see anything. They were placed into the care of their grandparents.
Judd said detectives will release more information at a later time.