Global Courant 2023-04-16 06:20:47
A 20-year-old Florida man was arrested Friday after allegedly shooting his 2-year-old daughter’s mother and her mother.
Radrick Francois, 20, is charged with fatally shooting Tanga Owens, 20, and her mother Tanishia Starr, 39, late Friday morning as they sat in a car outside an Orlando apartment complex, according to Orange County Police.
The women were parked at a location where they were conducting custody exchanges with their daughter, witnesses told FOX 35 Orlando.
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Radrick Francois was involved in a custody battle with one of the victims, police said. (Orlando County Sheriff’s Office)
After Francois allegedly shot Owens and Starr, he grabbed the 2-year-old and ran to his apartment, police said. Owens’ 18-month-old child was also in the car at the time of the shooting. Neither child was harmed.
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Police had a fugitive arrest team on the scene for an unrelated case and were able to respond immediately to the shooting.
Francois would have announced the shooting after his arrest. The shooting was reportedly captured on surveillance video.
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Francois was in a custody battle with Owens and had previously threatened to kill her.
He faces two counts of first degree murder.
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According to WESH-TV, he is being held without bond.
