Orlando police search for man who robbed and shot tourist

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police are investigating the robbery and shooting of a man at a hotel near the city’s busy tourist district.

Investigators say the victim was standing outside of a room at the Super 8 motel on American Way last night when someone robbed him of his cell phone and shot him.

Early Tuesday, O.P.D. tweeted out a picture from surveillance video of a man seen outside the hotel near the time of the robbery.

Anyone with information about the robbery and shooting is asked to call Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.

The victim was hospitalized overnight with non-life threatening injuries.