After an 18-year-old was fatally shot over the weekend, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has released footage of the preceding brawl to gather more clues.
In a release, the OCSO said the incident happened just after 11 p.m. on Saturday, when deputies responded to the Lakeside Villas apartments at 7950 Shoals Drive for a noise complaint.
THE SHOOTING
That complaint reportedly involved a group of around 100 people, mainly in their late teens, who had “congregated” near the pool area at the complex.
“As the first responding deputy was approaching, he activated his lights and sirens to disperse the crowd,” the release reads. “Several partygoers began to scatter in response — and just as that happened, the responding deputy heard a single gunshot coming from behind the leasing office.”
Please look carefully at this video, which shows what was happening in the moments before a shooting that killed 18-year-old Jordan Lecky. Parents, especially of teens in northeast Orange County or Seminole County, please watch this carefully with your teenagers to see if they can identify anyone in the video. An 18-year-old is dead, and dozens of people were right there when it happened. Someone saw something. We need people to come forward to help us find the person who pulled the trigger.
Just after 11 p.m. on October 17, deputies responded to the Lakeside Villas apartments at 7950 Shoals Dr. for a noise complaint about a group of nearly 100 people, mostly in their late teens, who had congregated near the pool area behind the leasing office.
As the first responding deputy was approaching, he activated his lights and sirens to disperse the crowd. Several partygoers began to scatter in response – and just as that happened, the responding deputy heard a single gunshot coming from behind the leasing office. That deputy discovered a young man, later identified as Jordan Lecky, unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died on October 19. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones, and our detectives want desperately to solve this case.
Although dozens of people were there when the gunshot rang out, only two witnesses stayed behind to meet with deputies. They told detectives a fight broke out and then a single gunshot went off, striking Jordan.
While reviewing available video of the fight, it became clear to detectives that at least a dozen bystanders were taking video of the fight with their phones. We know someone saw something that could help detectives solve this case, and we need them to come forward.
Anyone with information – no matter how insignificant it may seem – please contact the OCSO non-emergency line at 407-836-4357 or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS. If you have any video from the fight, or the moments leading up to or after the gunshot, our detectives would like to review it.
You can upload video directly through this link: https://t.co/OZfuLSYsUs
— Orange County Sheriff’s Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) October 20, 2026
The deputy then discovered a young man — later identified as Jordan Lecky, 18 — who had been shot and was unresponsive, the release states.
Despite being rushed to the hospital, Lecky died on Monday, deputies added.
THE INVESTIGATION
Although there were apparently dozens of people at the scene when the gunshot rang out, only two witnesses stayed behind to speak with deputies, the OCSO announced.
“They told detectives a fight broke out and then a single gunshot went off, striking Jordan,” the release continues. “While reviewing available video of the fight, it became clear to detectives that at least a dozen bystanders were taking video of the fight with their phones.”
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As a result, investigators are calling for witnesses to come forward with information to help detectives solve the case.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the OCSO’s non-emergency line at (407) 836-4357. Alternatively, tips can be made to Crimeline at (800) 423-TIPS.
Video of the fight, or moments leading up to or after the gunshot, can be uploaded for detectives to review by clicking here.