UPDATE: Man arrested in grandfather’s shooting death

Lucien Harris, 31, has been charged with first-degree murder with a firearm.


Lucious "Lou" Harris was killed by his grandson, Lucien Harris.
Lucious "Lou" Harris was killed by his grandson, Lucien Harris.
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UPDATE:

Lucien Harris, 31, was arrested Friday, Feb. 22, and charged with murdering his grandfather, boxing coach Lucious “Lou” Harris, at a home near Ocoee. He is being held at the Orange County Jail with no bond.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 7 a.m. Friday from a man saying he was struggling with his grandfather when he gained possession of a gun and it went off, according to the affidavit for arrest warrant. Deputies were dispatched to an address on Florence Vista Boulevard, Orlando, where Lucien Harris lived with Lou Harris. Inside, they found Lou Harris dead of a gunshot wound in the master bedroom, according to the arrest affidavit.

Deputies discovered two .22 caliber bullet casings in Lucien Harris’ bedroom and a trail of blood from this bedroom to the master bedroom.

A neighbor’s surveillance camera captured Lucien Harris grabbing a bicycle from the porch and riding north from the residence. Lucien Harris was located in Mount Dora and subsequently arrested by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and transported to Orange County.

Family members told deputies Lucien Harris has a violent history, is prone to attacking family members and has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia but refuses to take medication.

According to the affidavit, Lucien Harris was in possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Lucien Harris has multiple criminal felony charges dating back to 2004.

Lou Harris owned Harris Boxing Gym, on Ivey Lane in Orlando. Family members said he trained a number of people who medaled in the U.S. Olympics through the years.

 

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Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.

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