A recent murder in a town of Celebration, Florida—a town that Disney built in 1996—was followed by another violent incident where a gunman killed himself on Friday, according to the Orlando Sentinel and Associated Press.
In the later incident, a man had a 14-hour-long standoff with authorities and then shot himself in the small community of 11,000 people.
Craig Foushee, 52, turned a gun on himself after police threw tear gas grenades into his home. They tried to persuade him to come outdoors, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Authorities called upon the SWAT team, who went in and investigated after they lost contact with Foushee for several hours, finding him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Foushee fired a few shots at police earlier in the day, according to the newspaper.
Foushee’s death is now the second recorded instance of a violent crime in the Disney-planned community in central Florida.
According to the New York Times, police are investigating a murder after a man was found dead in his apartment on Thursday. Authorities labeled the death of 58-year-old Matteo Giovanditto a homicide due to evidence found at the scene.
“They’ve got some really substantial leads,” Twis Lizasuain, a spokeswoman for Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, told the Times. “We haven’t disclosed what we found, but it was a big break in the case to find the vehicle.”
Giovanditto’s car was found around 10 miles east of Celebration, the Times reported, citing police.
Giovanditto moved to the town in 2004 to teach there, his cousin told the newspaper.
“He was a wonderful young man from a big New England family,” Theresa Troiano told the Times. “We hope there is swift justice.”
The murders come as a surprise to the small, quiet Florida community.
“It’s a crack in the foundation, let’s put it that way,” Jim Zimmer, who has a house in Celebration, told the Times.
In the later incident, a man had a 14-hour-long standoff with authorities and then shot himself in the small community of 11,000 people.
Craig Foushee, 52, turned a gun on himself after police threw tear gas grenades into his home. They tried to persuade him to come outdoors, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Authorities called upon the SWAT team, who went in and investigated after they lost contact with Foushee for several hours, finding him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Foushee fired a few shots at police earlier in the day, according to the newspaper.
Foushee’s death is now the second recorded instance of a violent crime in the Disney-planned community in central Florida.
According to the New York Times, police are investigating a murder after a man was found dead in his apartment on Thursday. Authorities labeled the death of 58-year-old Matteo Giovanditto a homicide due to evidence found at the scene.
“They’ve got some really substantial leads,” Twis Lizasuain, a spokeswoman for Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, told the Times. “We haven’t disclosed what we found, but it was a big break in the case to find the vehicle.”
Giovanditto’s car was found around 10 miles east of Celebration, the Times reported, citing police.
Giovanditto moved to the town in 2004 to teach there, his cousin told the newspaper.
“He was a wonderful young man from a big New England family,” Theresa Troiano told the Times. “We hope there is swift justice.”
The murders come as a surprise to the small, quiet Florida community.
“It’s a crack in the foundation, let’s put it that way,” Jim Zimmer, who has a house in Celebration, told the Times.
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