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Teen sees shooting victim ‘crawling' on ground outside Waterford Lakes apartment

A teenager told Channel 9 he called 911 after his neighbor was shot outside his apartment in Orange County near Waterford Lakes Town Center.  
Authorities said they are searching for Anthony Gutierrez, who is a person of interest in the case.
"I saw him get on the ground and start crawling away," witness Austin Swiney said. 

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — At about 8:20 p.m. Saturday, deputies said they found Ronell Brown suffering from a gunshot wound at the apartment complex on Woodbury Road.

Swiney said he heard gunshots.

"Me and my family were in my mom's room about to order Chinese food when we heard a big pop," Swiney said.

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Swiney said he ran to the balcony of his Waterford Pointe apartment and saw Brown stumbling.

"He was, like, kind of, like, grunting, kind of, almost like, grasping for someone, but no one was really there," Swiney said.

Swiney called 911.

"He had then face-planted. (He) didn't even try to catch himself, just like, straight on his face into the asphalt. (He) got back up again and then did it again," Swiney said.  

Brown was taken to a hospital, where he later died, officials said.

The gunman fled the scene before deputies arrived, officials said.

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