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Orlando man accused of shooting roommate in the face during argument over a female WFTV [Video]

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County deputies arrested a man from Orlando on Sunday after they say he admitted to shooting his roommate in the face during an argument.

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According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call reporting a shooting just after midnight Sunday.

Deputies said the caller, later identified as 29-year-old Kempton Anthony Smith, told dispatchers that he killed his roommate.

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According to the Sheriff’s Office, Smith claimed he was “tussling” with his roommate and “had to commit homicide” in self-defense.

One team of deputies responded to take Smith into custody while other deputies went to the location he gave them, where they found the victim in the living room of the home, face-down in a pool of blood.

According to a report from the Sheriff’s Office, the victim appeared to …

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