Roland DeLoatch
- Gender
- M
- Race
- BLACK or AFRICAN AMERICAN
#1473Tier-2 extracted
Roland DeLoatch
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Oct 31, 2016
Recovery location
FL
Coordinates
28.7901, -81.2819
Days open
3,505
Victims
Extracted
Joseph Lee Smith
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedCase # 201650005977 Date: 10/31/2016 Time: 2054 hours Location: 207 Hays Drive Sanford, FL 32771 Victim 1: Roland DeLoatch (Right in the photo) Victim 2: Joseph Lee Smith (Left in the photo) DOB Victim 1: 09/04/1975 DOB Victim 2: 11/17/1988 Race: Black Sex: Male Cause of Death: Multiple Gunshot Wounds Manner of Death: Homicide Motive: Attempted Robbery/Retaliation On October 31st, 2016 Sanford Police Officers responded to 207 Hays Drive in reference to a shooting. The victims’ Mother reported she was sitting in her house on the couch when an unknown person entered the residence. The subject, who she believed to be a Black male, approximately 5’6”, slender build, wearing grey sweat pants and a mask entered the residence armed with a rifle with a shell catcher on it. The male walked past her to the front bedroom of the residence where he shot her son Joseph Smith, then turned and walked to the rear bedroom where he shot her oldest son Roland DeLoatch. The gunman returned to the living room where he pointed the firearm at her and she begged for her life. The gunman left her unharmed and exited the residence on foot in an unknown direction.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponfirearm
Locationresidence
Date2016-10-31
Address207 Hays Drive Sanford, FL 32771
Ageuncertain
Genderuncertain
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Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 28.7901
- Longitude
- -81.2819
- Precision
- Street
- Address
- 207 Hays Dr SANFORD FL
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