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19-year-old man fatally shot in Pine Hills, deputies say

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed in Pine Hills Tuesday evening, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. 
The shooting happened at about 7:35 p.m. on the 5000 block of Pine Chase Drive, deputies said. 
Deputies said they found the victim, identified as Tyrese Pugh, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died, authorites said.

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A neighbor told Channel 9 that he heard about 20 gunshots, saying the shots sounded like a machine gun.
Neighbor Amanda Reid told Channel 9 that she couldn't get into her home for hours. 
"The officer said that we couldn't come in, that somebody got shot," said Reid. "I had a baby in the car so it was just like what if I had gotten caught in that situation."
No information regarding a possible suspect or the circumstances surrounding the shooting have been released.
Meanwhile, a man’s body was found Monday just two miles north of the Pine Chase Drive incident. 
The body was found Monday on Hastings Street in the Robinswood neighborhood at about 8:30 p.m.
In that case, deputies said someone called 911, saying they smelled what they thought was a decomposing body. Officials learned Wednesday that the cases are not connected.

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