Donovan Michael Ramirez and Stephanie Renee Ramirez were a couple who lived in Lake Nona, a suburb of Orlando Florida. The Ramirezes and their three children were found dead in what is suspected as a murder suicide.
Donovan and Stephanie Ramirez Death Details
Murder Suicide Suspected In Ramirez Family Death. “Officers were called to a home on Lake District Lane in the East Park neighborhood of Lake Nona Tuesday afternoon around 1 p.m. The father, Donovan Michael Ramirez, 45, has been identified as the suspect. The victims have been identified as Stephanie Renee Ramirez, 39; Alyssa Berumen, 22; Sunny Ramirez, 11; and Shelby Rose Ramirez, 7. A firearm was found at the scene, however, the medical examiner’s office will determine the cause of death.” [WESH]
Police Found Dead Bodies After Wellness Check. “Officers responded to the home on Lake District Lane for a wellbeing check at 1 p.m., and found three adults and two children dead, the Orlando Police Department said in a statement. The police went door to door, “They had just asked if we knew anything about the family across the street and if we had seen them because they were doing a wellness check.”” [Fox 35]
Neighbors Shocked By Deaths. “Justin Rossilini said he lives across the street from the two-story beige home and didn’t hear anything alarming the past couple of nights. “I’ve had the past two days off. We’ve been home. I didn’t hear anything,” he told reporters. “I have a feeling it happened Sunday night.” Rossilini said he saw a cop looking through the window of a car outside the home around 11:30 a.m. Later in the afternoon, he said there were about 35 vehicles on the street where he lives.” [Orlando Sentinel]
Victims Sunny And Shelby Ramirez Mourned. “Friends of the sisters who attended Northlake Park Community School have been flocking to the family’s home to leave flowers and stuffed animals in their memory. Speaking through sobs of Sunny, fourth-grader Katelyn Rampersad told the station WESH-TV: “She’s been my best friend since the beginning of the school year, and I moved here last year and she’s basically made me feel like I belong here in Florida.” Fellow classmate Amarie Padovani described the 11-year-old as “just a caring person.”” [NY Post]
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