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Sheriff: Teens arrested in Osceola County Airbnb shooting

Sheriff: Teens arrested in Osceola County Airbnb shooting
ONE 800 423 TIPS. AT LEAST THREE TEENAGERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AFTER A SHOOTING AT A HOUSE PARTY IN OSCEOLA COUNTY. WESH 2’S MEGAN MELLADO JOINS US LIVE FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE RIGHT NOW. AND MEGAN, THE SHERIFF SAYS NO ONE WAS HURT. BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE. YEAH, EXACTLY. SHERIFF MARCO LOPEZ TELLS US THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE CALLED 911, SAYING THEY HEARD SHOTS FIRED AT A PARTY AT AN AIRBNB ON TARGET BOULEVARD IN KISSIMMEE AT AROUND TWO IN THE MORNING THIS MORNING. HE SAYS WHEN DEPUTIES GOT THERE, THEY FOUND 30 TO 40 PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE, HE SAYS. NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT FOUR GUNS WERE FOUND AND TAKEN FROM THE GROUP OF MOSTLY TEENS WHO WERE FROM DIFFERENT COUNTIES, HE SAYS THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN DEADLY AND WANTS TO REMIND PARENTS TO WATCH OVER THEIR KIDS AND MAKE SURE WEAPONS ARE STORED AWAY PROPERLY. SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE WHERE ARE THE PARENTS AT TWO IN THE MORNING, YOU KNOW, SHOULDN’T YOU BE PEEKING IN YOUR KID’S BEDROOM TO SEE IF HE’S SLEEPING? YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE THESE KIDS GETTING THESE FIREARMS? IT’S A CONCERN. YOU AS A PARENT SHOULD BE SEARCHING THEIR ROOM, SEARCHING THEIR BACKPACK, SEARCHING. IF THEY HAVE A CAR, THAT’S YOUR CAR. SHERIFF SAYS HE ALSO WANTS TO REMIND AIRBNB OWNERS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEIR PROPERTIES AND MAKE SURE THEY DON’T GET OVERCAPACITY. HE SAYS THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. THEY’RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT LED UP TO THE GUNFIRE AND WHERE THE GUNS CAME FROM. WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO OFFICIALS WITH AIRBNB TO GET A RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION AND ASK THEM FOR MORE DETAILS ON THEIR CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS, AND ALSO THEIR AGE REQUIREMENTS. BUT WE HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK. FOR NOW, WE’
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Sheriff: Teens arrested in Osceola County Airbnb shooting
At least three teenagers have been arrested after a shooting at a house party in Osceola County.Sheriff Marco Lopez said multiple people called 911, saying they heard shots fired at a party at an Airbnb on Target Boulevard in Kissimmee at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday.He said when deputies got there, they found 30 to 40 people in and around the house.Lopez said no one was hurt, but four guns were found and taken from the group of mostly teens from different counties.He said this could have easily been deadly and wants to remind parents to watch over their kids and make sure weapons are properly stored away."My question would be, where are the parents? At two in the morning? Shouldn’t you be peaking in your kids' bedrooms to see that they’re sleeping? Where are these kids getting these firearms? It’s a concern. You as a parent should be searching their room, searching their bookbag, searching their car, that’s your car,” Lopez said. Lopez said he also wants to remind Airbnb owners to keep an eye on their properties and make sure they don’t get over-capacity. He said this is still an ongoing investigation.Detectives are working on figuring out what led up to the shooting and where the guns came from.We reached out to officials with Airbnb for a response but haven't yet heard back.Top headlines: Construction worker dies after falling into 20-foot shaft in Orange County Deputies: Couple found passed out, drunk on Volusia beach while young children were in pool alone Nikki Haley garners more votes than Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida presidential primary

At least three teenagers have been arrested after a shooting at a house party in Osceola County.

Sheriff Marco Lopez said multiple people called 911, saying they heard shots fired at a party at an Airbnb on Target Boulevard in Kissimmee at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday.

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He said when deputies got there, they found 30 to 40 people in and around the house.

Lopez said no one was hurt, but four guns were found and taken from the group of mostly teens from different counties.

He said this could have easily been deadly and wants to remind parents to watch over their kids and make sure weapons are properly stored away.

"My question would be, where are the parents? At two in the morning? Shouldn’t you be peaking in your kids' bedrooms to see that they’re sleeping? Where are these kids getting these firearms? It’s a concern. You as a parent should be searching their room, searching their bookbag, searching their car, that’s your car,” Lopez said.

Lopez said he also wants to remind Airbnb owners to keep an eye on their properties and make sure they don’t get over-capacity.

He said this is still an ongoing investigation.

Detectives are working on figuring out what led up to the shooting and where the guns came from.

We reached out to officials with Airbnb for a response but haven't yet heard back.

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