A man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in his home in Altamonte Springs, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies said they were called at about 1:15 p.m. to a home on Florence Avenue near South Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Merritt Street.
Robert German, 58, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Sheriff's Office spokesman Bob Kealing said.
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — German's roommates were home when the he was shot, but claim they were in another room, officials said.
"There were a couple of witnesses inside the house who said they heard a loud noise," he said. "They went to the victim's room and discovered him unresponsive."
Authorities said the roommates are considered witnesses and not suspects in the case.
“All we know is that they were inside the house at the time, and we are still trying to investigate exactly where the fatal shot came from. But, too early to name anybody as a potential person of interest," Kealing said.
The shooting, which remains under investigation, doesn't appear to be random, Kealing said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 407-665-6650 or Crimeline at 407-423-8477.
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