MT. DORA, Fla. -- A man was found dead in a home in Mt. Dora on Wednesday morning and investigators say he was shot to death.

Investigators say the call actually came in as a noise complaint around 2:45am, but when officers arrived on Hackett Street (see map), someone directed them to the house where they found a man shot to death inside.

Crime scene investigators were out Wednesday morning trying to piece together exactly what happened. Police say the victim is 56-year-old Terry Clayton, who lived in the house.

“I don't understand it, man. Why in the hell would you take somebody's life like that there? And the way they did it, they shot him from the outside, through the window inside the damn house,” said Asberry Johnson, the victim's nephew.

Sources told Eyewitness News the place was known for drugs and prostitution. Police wouldn't confirm that, but Eyewitness News found Clayton had racked up a collection of five mug shots in just three years on cocaine-related charges. Clayton's nephew says it's no justification for what happened to his uncle.

“He was a person that, everybody loved him. He had his ways, true enough, but I don't see nobody deserving to damn die like that there,” Asberry Johnson said.

Mt. Dora police said there were two others at home with Clayton when he was shot, but they won't identify them. Detectives said they haven't arrested anyone yet, but they are questioning some people.

“Unfortunately, we have to deal with this. Hopefully, we'll get to the bottom of it and hopefully the community will step up and help us,” said Lt. Robert Bell, Mt. Dora Police Department.

Mt. Dora is usually a quiet, sleepy town more known for its bed and breakfasts than its crime rate. In fact, this was Mt. Dora's third murder all year.

The first two murders were an elderly couple who were stabbed to death outside a Target store in April. Accused killer Jonathan Levy has been indicted on two counts of first degree murder.