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Florida mom shot 10 times while in bed with 3 kids in murder-for-hire hit, deputies say

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Published  April 3, 2025 1:13pm EDT
Orange County
FOX 35 Orlando

Murder made to look like a home invasion, deputies say

A Florida man has been arrested after he shot and killed his girlfriend while she slept in bed with their three children, deputies say. The man then allegedly attempted to stage the murder as a home invasion.

The Brief

    • A Florida man has been arrested after he shot and killed his girlfriend while she slept in bed with their three children, deputies say. The man then allegedly attempted to stage the murder as a home invasion.
    • Authorities say Saun Rainge and his accomplice, Benjamin Garmon, now both face a first-degree murder charge for the death of 30-year-old Porshe Nikita Shanee’ Streeter.
    • None of the children — ages 10, 2 and 1 — were injured in the shooting, officials said.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man has been arrested after he shot and killed his girlfriend while she slept in bed with their three children, deputies say. The man then allegedly attempted to stage the murder as a home invasion. 

Authorities say Saun Rainge and his accomplice, Benjamin Garmon, now both face a first-degree murder charge for the death of 30-year-old Porshe Nikita Shanee’ Streeter.

None of the children — ages 10, 2 and 1 — were injured in the shooting, officials said.

Murder staged as home invasion

What we know:

The Orange County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Rainge, 32, in a news release and social media post on Thursday.

Deputies said Rainge and Garmon cased the apartment complex before the murder and left Streeter's body in the home for hours. Records show Streeter was shot 10 times.

Officials said the two arranged for Garmon to shoot Rainge in the arm to try and cover up the murder as a home invasion before then calling law enforcement for help. 

Arrest reports show Garmon was previously arrested and is being held at the Seminole County Jail. 

Saun Rainge is facing a first-degree murder charge for the shooting death of 30-year-old Porshe Nikita Shanee’ Streeter. (Credit: Orange County Sheriff's Office)

Mother of 3 shot and killed while in bed with children

The backstory:

On Jan. 23, 2024, deputies said they responded to a shooting at Streeter's apartment where she lived with her three children on the 7300 block of Woodhill Park Drive. Authorities said Rainge would occasionally sleep over.

When they arrived, officials said they found both Streeter and Rainge suffering from gunshot wounds. 

Streeter was pronounced dead at the scene of the crime, while Rainge was transported to the hospital for a gunshot wound to his arm.

Rainge told investigators he came to the apartment to check on his family when a person walked in and shot them.

Who was Porshe Nikita Shanee’ Streeter?

Deputies said Rainge and Streeter had known each other since high school. 

An arrest affidavit states the pair's relationship was "toxic," referencing reports of domestic abuse and infidelity. Detectives said this was confirmed through testimony from friends, as well as photo evidence. 

Authorities believe Rainge shot Streeter because she would not give him full custody of the children and was hiding money from him.

Officials said Streeter ran a small hairdresser business from her apartment. 

Dpeuties say Porshe Streeter, 30, was shot multiple times while she slept in bed with her three children. (Credit: Orange County Sheriff's Office)

What they're saying:

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Saun Rainge Jr. and Porshe Streeter’s relationship was toxic and physically abusive and ultimately led to her death.

Detectives allege Rainge Jr. worked together with his cousin, Benjamin Garmon Jr. to kill her, and disguise the crime as a home invasion.

"It’s still a little terrifying," Joralna Pierre Louis, who lives near where the shooting took place, told FOX 35.

FOX 35 Reporter Marie Edinger talked with one neighbor who called 911 after the incident; the neighbor asked not to be named.

"[Rainge] was asking for help and starting and knocking on people's doors," the neighbor said. "I was like, ‘Oh my god, something really bad happened.’"

Neighbors first heard gunshots around 9:30 p.m., when detectives said Streeter was killed. However, detectives said Rainge only ran for help two hours later, after the alleged gunman came back and shot him in the arm.

In Rainge’s arrest affidavit, detectives wrote that they find his description of the incident "unfathomable."

"It should be noted that after he was shot once, Saun Rainge Jr. found it imperative to run and knock on several doors begging for help, asking people to dial 911 — something he did not find reasonable after Porshe Streeter was shot 10 times in bed in front of her children," the affidavit reads.

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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Orange County Sheriff's Office in a social media post and in a news release on April 3, 2025.

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