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2 charged in kidnapping, fatal shooting of Orange County man

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Two men were charged in the armed kidnapping and fatal shooting of a man, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.

Mylik Gibson, 21, and Phillip Smith, 25, were charged with armed kidnapping and first-degree murder.

Deputies said the men kidnapped 21-year-old Alexander Previlus late Thursday from the Kwik Stop on North Powers Drive near Silver Star Road.

Previlus’ body was found early Friday at a Hiawassee home after gunfire was heard at the home.

Smith appeared before a judge Saturday. He was jailed without bail.

Gibson was wounded by gunfire during the incident.

He was hospitalized, but he has since been booked into the Orange County Jail.

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