A heavy police presence descended on the area of Parramore Avenue and Grand Street after multiple people were killed in a shooting there overnight.

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The slaying of three men Wednesday in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood was not random, Orlando police said.“This location appears to have been targeted,” Orlando police spokeswoman Michelle Guido said. “We’re not concerned at the moment about people’s safety in the vicinity.The victims were identified by police as Joseph Slade, 36, Rodedrick Smith, 40, and Clarence Bryant III , 34.Investigators believe that Bryant survived long enough to get out of the home in the 1200 block of Parramore Avenue, but collapsed along nearby Grand Street and died later.A woman who lives in the area said she heard four or five gunshots at about 10:30 p.m. “I didn’t know where they were coming from. They were so loud,” she said.The owner of a nearby day care center closed Thursday to avoid having young children playing outside the center, watching police work the active crime scene.At least four tow trucks removed cars from the driveway area in front of the murder scene.The intersection of Grand Street and Parramore Avenue remained closed until midafternoon.The Rev. Jake Stovall, a community activist from God is Able Outreach church on West Church Street, urged people not to retaliate with more violence.“Don’t try to do things and take the law in to your own hands,” Stovall said. “We’ve got to nip it.”Still, residents said they’re concerned about hearing more and more gunfire in their neighborhood, which is just a block from Grand Avenue Elementary.Police said the killings make 22 for this year, not including the 49 Pulse victims, which brings the total to 71. At this time last year Orlando had 13 homicides.Stovall said more churches and citizens need to be proactive in protesting against violence. He said he plans to hold a march against violence at his God is Able Outreach center at noon Sunday.