ORLANDO, Fla. – The Citizens Review Board has rejected an internal investigation that exonerated an Orlando officer who fatally shot a man at a Colonial Drive shopping plaza in 2018.
During a meeting on Wednesday, board members voted 7-1 to disapprove the findings of Internal Affairs investigators with the Orlando Police Department.On May 8, 2018, Officer Anthony Wongshue responded to a report of a shoplifting at Colonial Plaza shopping center.
He and Officer Juan Abreu surrounded a van in the parking lot. Two people were in the van, and Wongshue opened fire at the driver, 32-year-old Juan Silva, as Silva tried to drive away, officials said.Wongshue was indicted on a charge of manslaughter, which was later dropped.