Orlando Police investigate homicide at Parliament House

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ORLANDO | Orlando Police (OPD) are investigating a shooting that occurred overnight which has left one man dead at the Parliament House’s hotel.

According to OPD, officers responded to a shooting call at the Parliament House’s hotel just after midnight on April 2 and discovered the body of Ricardo Montez Filmore, 38, laying on the ground inside one of the hotel rooms. Filmore was pronounced dead on the scene.

Parliament House owner Don Granatstein says Filmore was a part-time employee and that he and his partner had been staying at the hotel.

“[A domestic dispute] escalated and his partner shot him and ran,” Granatstein says.

OPD has not released any suspect information at this time.

In compliance with Orange County’s COVID-19 Stay-At-Home order, Parliament House’s club and bar have been closed since March 20 but the hotel and restaurant still remain open.

Watermark will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

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