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2 people die after being shot in vehicle near Ocala

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A 25-year-old man and a 23-year-old man died early Thursday in a shooting in Marion County, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies said they were called to a hospital shortly after 1:45 a.m. after two people in a vehicle got into an argument at Southeast 52nd Street near Ocala.

Investigators said the driver was shot and stopped the vehicle. They said someone else drove the driver and another victim to the hospital, where the victims died.

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Deputies said Michael Thomas White and Lezhan Zackery Studivant were killed in the shooting, which remains under investigation.

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to call Marion County Detective Aaron Levy at 352-368-3546 or Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-7867 or to submit tips at ocalacrimestoppers.com.

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UPDATE: The victims have been identified as Michael Thomas White (DOB: 02/08/1994) and Lezhan Zackery Studivant (DOB:...

Posted by Marion County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, October 31, 2019

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