Police: Man injured in shooting walks up to Thornton Park 7-Eleven, calls out for help

Police are investigating after a man who had been shot walked up to a 7-Eleven in Thornton park and called out for help.Orlando police said the man who had been shot stumbled up to people at the convenience store at the intersection of Summerlin Avenue and Washington Street just after 3:30 p.m. on Friday."He said he had been giving money to somebody and they shot him. It was unclear if he was trying to give money to someone who was homeless or, he said he didn't know the person so," Elsa Wenzel said.The man was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay.People in the Thornton Park neighborhood are on edge after hearing about the shooting."To be honest, I look over my shoulder down here now. I mean you usually hear about these things in other parts of the town," Thomas Smith said.Authorities said they are still trying to figure out where exactly the man was shot and what lead up to the shooting. An investigation is ongoing.

Police are investigating after a man who had been shot walked up to a 7-Eleven in Thornton park and called out for help.

Orlando police said the man who had been shot stumbled up to people at the convenience store at the intersection of Summerlin Avenue and Washington Street just after 3:30 p.m. on Friday.


"He said he had been giving money to somebody and they shot him. It was unclear if he was trying to give money to someone who was homeless or, he said he didn't know the person so," Elsa Wenzel said.

The man was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay.

People in the Thornton Park neighborhood are on edge after hearing about the shooting.

"To be honest, I look over my shoulder down here now. I mean you usually hear about these things in other parts of the town," Thomas Smith said.

Authorities said they are still trying to figure out where exactly the man was shot and what lead up to the shooting.

An investigation is ongoing.