are the big story tonight a family a mom
dad an adult son all murdered inside
their home and tonight the person of
interest the other adult son according
to deputies is no longer in custody
deputies hunted for him last week and
then told us today after they caught him
they let him go the family was shot to
death in their home on Sultan Circle on
Friday that's in Chui Lyoto in southeast
Seminole County News 6 Jerri askin is
live tonight at the Seminole County
Sheriff's Office working to get results
for neighbors who got lots of questions
and concerns tonight Jerry yes just an
awful story and like I said it's a
murder mystery and right now we're
asking deputies here in Seminole County
to clarify more about who shot this
mother father and son leaving them all
dead and why all this right now there is
a new twist in this case and many
neighbors as you can imagine have lots
of questions tonight big questions
regarding a big family tragedy here in
Chu Lyoto in Seminole County right now
we're finding out from sheriff's
deputies the people found dead shot to
death here at this home last Friday were
a mother father and son and now a new
twist authorities told us today the
family's other son 29 year old grant
Amara has now been released from
questioning yet remains a person of
interest this all happening after a
massive search for him and deputies
tracking him down Saturday morning at an
Orange County hotel Seminole County
investigators saying the victims are 61
year old Margaret Amara her husband 59
year old Chad and their son 31 year old
Cody Amara
a family who neighbors say were
close-knit meantime some neighbors left
confused especially following today's
new twist tonight why the family was
killed and who shot them our mystery we
asked deputies and tonight they're only
saying the shooting was not random and
that Grant Amata remains a person of
interest even though he has not been
charged
I asked deputies if they're searching
for someone else and I was told their
investigation is ongoing
again lots of questions here in Seminole
County of course we're pressing
investigators here in Seminole County
right now and overnight about again who
shot this mother father and son and why
and of course as we learn more we'll
pass it a little pass it along to you
we're live in Seminole County getting
results
I'm Jerry asked in new six continuing to
ask questions starting in the Morning
News tomorrow at five Jerry thank you
the rain today caused even more of a
headache for dozens of people already
angry at an Orange County apartment
complex they will woke up to their car
windows smashed the inside soaked and
their valuables gone neighbors tell us
more than 40 cars are broken into at the
areum Hunters Creek Apartments the
crooks took wallets money and as you can
see there caused a lot of damage we
spoke with a few of the people who this
happened to they tell us they're now
trying to find the money to pay for all
of this I get paid Friday I didn't have
to spend any money all week and I have
to do this which is going to totally
throw everything off yeah that's pretty
rotten Orange County deputies are trying
to figure out who did this if you've got
any information that could help them get
Crime results you've asked to give the
sheriff's office a call a two-year-old
boy caught in the middle of a drive-by
shooting is still recovering in the
hospital tonight we first broke this
story last night on new 6 at 11 Orange
County deputies tell us the boy was
inside the home on 23rd Street off South
OBT when those bullets came flying in
one of them hitting that little guy
thankfully he was just grazed he's
expected to be ok new 6 is Amanda Castro
spoke with the terrified neighbor who
says she saw this whole thing happen
boom boom boom boom boom boom boom and
it was a lot of [ __ ] it was icy about 15
this neighbor who didn't want to be
identified says she heard the gunfire
aimed at this home on 23rd Street in
Orange County last night the drive-by
shooting so terrifying she dropped to
the floor
I'm very surprised and almost scared me
to death
another neighbor told us off-camera she
saw the car stop in front of the home
and someone inside the vehicle opened
fire we counted at least five bullet
holes in the front door one on the
mailbox and several on the house
deputies say a two-year-old boy was in
the living room
he was shot neighbors described the
victim as a sweet baby the good
neighbors they treat us good and my kids
play with a baby first responders took
the boy here to ORMC with
non-life-threatening injuries
we're told he's expected to be ok it's
unclear what led up to the shooting or
if deputies think it was targeted we're
also working to learn more about suspect
information and the vehicle they were
driving neighbors say they're scared and
worried for their safety yes I am
because it could come back I'm hoping
they won't because there's a lot of kids
in here and it's a lot of people's in
this neighborhood in Orange County
Amanda Castro getting results new 6 this
small Florida community is beginning the
long process now of healing after a
deadly mass shooting inside a bank we've
been telling you and then hundreds of
people gathered today in Sebring for a
vigil to remember those five women
killed four of them worked at the
SunTrust Bank an opinion Williams
Marisol lopez and jessica montague
cynthia watson who was a customer was
also killed the fifth woman is not being
identified at the request of the family
each are remembered tonight for their
love for others I knew several of the
victims and on behalf of all of us at
SunTrust
we mourn with you the loss of our
teammates and client who were tragically
taken from us this past week Governor
Ron de Santos was supposed to attend the
vigil but says his trip was canceled
because of the bad weather as for the
Bank SunTrust announced today it will
not reopen investigators say the 21 year
old suspect Zeff and Xavier armed with a
handgun entered the bank Wednesday
morning and shot them he's facing the
death penalty for it best the Gators say
they're continuing to review
surveillance video at this point they
say it does not appear the suspect knew
any of his victims our coverage of this
big story continues online there you can
read all we've learned about the victims
and how one person was able to escape
the bank alive that's all on the home
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nearly a million furloughed federal
workers are getting ready to head back
to work tomorrow for the first time now
and
35 days and although the government is
back open for now it may be a while
before things get back to normal with
the threat of another shutdown lingering
on face the nation this morning acting
White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney
says President Trump is prepared to shut
down the government again to get border
security funding Democrats and
Republicans now have until February 15th
to agree on government funding and
negotiate a bipartisan border wall
security package I really feel that
working with Democrats and Republicans
we can make a truly great and secure
deal happen for every one wall should
not be controversial if they don't reach
a deal president Trump has threatened to
declare a national emergency along the
southern border and direct the Defense
Department to build a wall now to a
traffic alert that could affect your
drive to work in the morning if you take
the turnpike the exit and entrance ramps
from i-4 westbound are closed now
they're expected to be reopened sometime
tomorrow morning so if they're still
closed during your drive to get on the
turnpike you're gonna have to get off at
Kirkman turn on to International Drive
and then take Universal Boulevard to get
on i-4 eastbound this is so crews can
connect the ramps the new traffic lanes
to get a better look at this map we've
posted it for you on click Orlando com
slash traffic and troopers Steve is
going to be getting results helping you
get around all of this on the Morning
News starting at 5:00 we are counting
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on their way to Atlanta tonight the
thousands of fans that came out for the
celebratory send-offs
and a somber anniversary in the history
of space flight how the lives of those
lost and the Challenger disaster being
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though an exclusive interview with one
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Roger stone says he's innocent
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