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Deputies continue search for ‘person of interest’ after 13-year-old girl’s murder in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Orange County are searching for this man they are calling a “person of interest” in the death of a 13-year-old girl.

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Thursday marks one week since investigators say the teen was murdered.

She was found badly hurt at an apartment complex on South Rio Grande Avenue, near Holden Avenue.

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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said detectives are not releasing more details on this case right now because doing so could harm the investigation.

However, they have released a video showing a person of interest, and they want help from the community to find him.

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The victim, Rose Dieujuste, was found unresponsive with severe injuries at an apartment complex on the Fourth of July.

Deputies said she died at the hospital.

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There is a $5,000 reward being offered through Crimeline for information leading to an arrest in the girl’s murder.

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