A hostage situation in Edgewater ended with three deaths on Monday night. Police call it a double murder-suicide. According to Edgewater police, the incident happened in the Ridgewood area and East Knapp Avenue. The rest of the meeting, about 20 people, escaped. When they broke down the door, they discovered the original victim, the woman and the shooter were all dead. The victims were identified as 59-year-old Ian Greenfield and 33-year-old Erica Hoffman. The alleged shooter is Quinton Hunter, 49, nicknamed “Rags”. Police believe the incident stemmed from a love triangle. Hunter is Hoffman’s ex-boyfriend, who is in a new relationship with Greenfield. Police said Hunter went live on Facebook while inside the building at the Anonymous Drugs meeting after he shot Greenfield but before he shot Hoffman. In the video, he was just staring at the camera and breathing strangely, police said. Police say Hunter has an extensive criminal past. : (407) -500-HEALNational Domestic Violence Hotline 24/7 and in English and Spanish: 1-800-799-7233United Way of Central Florida 2-1-1 Service: Call or text 211 for confidential domestic abuse support and other services If you or someone you know may be contemplating suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741 to contact the Crisis Text Line.
A hostage situation in Edgewater ended with three deaths on Monday night.
Police call it a double murder-suicide. It occurs in the Ridgewood and East Knapp Avenue areas.
According to Edgewater police, a suspect entered a Drugs meeting, shot a man and took a woman hostage. The rest of the meeting, about 20 people, escaped.
Edgewater police spent hours trying to get the suspect out of the building, but the SWAT team eventually had to break down the door to get inside and find the victims.
When they broke down the door, they discovered the original victim, the woman and the shooter were all dead.
The victims were identified as 59-year-old Ian Greenfield and 33-year-old Erica Hoffman. The alleged shooter is Quinton Hunter, 49, nicknamed “Rags”.
Police believe the incident stemmed from a love triangle. Hunter is Hoffman’s ex-boyfriend, who is in a new relationship with Greenfield.
Police said Hunter went live on Facebook while inside the building at the Anonymous Drugs meeting after he shot Greenfield but before he shot Hoffman. In the video, he was just staring at the camera and breathing strangely, police said.
Police say Hunter has an extensive criminal history.
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United Way of Central Florida 2-1-1 Services: Call or text 211 for confidential domestic abuse assistance and other services.
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