REMEMBER Carlene
Carlene Pierre
28 YEARS OLD ·
Sanford,
Florida
Carlene Pierre was a 28-year-old mother of three whose family described her as the rock of their family. Her children, relatives, and friends gathered at a candlelight vigil after her death.
Carlene was a mother of three and worked at an Orlando-area hotel. Family members remembered her as the rock of their family. Before her death, she had taken multiple steps seeking safety, including changing locks, contacting authorities, and obtaining a temporary domestic-violence injunction.
THE RECORD
On September 27, 2012, 28-year-old Carlene Pierre was working at the Quality Suites near International Drive in Orlando when her ex-boyfriend, Michelet Polynice, entered the hotel and opened fire. Carlene and one of her coworkers were killed, and one of Carlene’s friends was wounded. Polynice fled the scene and later died by suicide. Carlene was laid to rest in Osceola County on October 6, 2012.
RELATIONSHIP CONTEXT
Ex-boyfriend
Available research records identify the relationship to the perpetrator as Ex-boyfriend.
CHILDREN / ADDITIONAL VICTIMS
CHILDREN PRESENT — DOCUMENTED NO
ADDITIONAL VICTIMS
ADDITIONAL VICTIMS DOCUMENTED
Michelet Polynice also fatally shot one of Carlene Pierre’s coworkers and wounded one of her friends during the attack at the Quality Suites in Orlando. He subsequently died by suicide.
PATTERNS DOCUMENTED IN AVAILABLE RECORDS
These indicators reflect what could be established from available sources. Absence from this list does not establish that a behavior did not occur.
LEGAL / SYSTEM RESPONSE
Before Carlene Pierre’s death, there were documented contacts with law enforcement and the court system related to Michelet Polynice. Carlene had reported threats and violence, changed the locks to her home, and obtained a temporary domestic violence injunction against him. Despite these safety-seeking efforts, Polynice later confronted her at her workplace.
SOURCES
INFORMATION LIMITATIONS
This record was converted from The Violet Thread's internal research database. Fields marked UNKNOWN were not established by the available coded record and do not mean the behavior did not occur. Remembrance and narrative fields require source-level QA before publication.
TRANSPARENCY / RECORD NOTE
Prior IPV is coded as documented in the internal research record. Separation is coded as documented in the internal research record. A protective order is coded as documented in the internal research record.
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