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Citizens Review Board rejects findings in fatal Orlando police shooting

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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.

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