ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings on Thursday weighed in on the deputy-involved shooting that claimed the life of 22-year-old Salaythis Melvin.“Any time a person loses their life at the hands of law enforcement, it’s always a tragedy,” Demings said.Melvin was shot and killed on Aug.
7 after investigators said he ran from them in the parking lot of the Florida Mall.The agent who fired the gun said he feared Melvin was reaching in his waistband for a weapon.Demings, who is the former sheriff of Orange County, said he was able to watch a few of the pieces of body worn camera footage released by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday.“There’s some details and some facts about that case that I’m just like everybody.