LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Lake County detectives have identified the man whose body was found in the trunk of a burning car Saturday.
Deputies responded to reports of a car on fire on Honeycut Road near Groveland just after 9 a.m.
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Investigators say shortly after arriving on the scene they found the body of 20-year-old Jermonick Luther inside a burned-out SUV.
Deputies still have not said how Luther died, only that his death is being ruled a homicide.
At the time of the fire, a witness who called 911 said that they saw a man running away from the scene.
A GoFundMe campaign has been established for Luther’s family.
Detectives ask that anyone with information call the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 352-343-2101.
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