ORLANDO, FL. (THECOUNT) — Dexter Rentz Jr., a star football player out of Ocoee High School in Orlando, Florida, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Saturday night shooting.
Rentz, a senior who had recently signed with the Louisville football program, was killed late Saturday night in a shooting in his home state of Orlando.
Coaches from Ocoee High School in the Orlando area confirmed the sad news on social media posts early Sunday morning saying Rentz had been fatally shot.
Rentz would have played wide receiver for Louisville Cardinals.
The deadly incident remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Orlando, a city in central Florida, is home to more than a dozen theme parks. Chief among its claims to fame is Walt Disney World, comprised of parks like the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, as well as water parks. Another major destination, Universal Orlando, offers Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter straddling both. Ocoee is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 35,579. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area – wikipedia.
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