APOPKA, Fla. — Orange County deputies are investigating after a man was found shot and lying on the ground near an intersection and subsequently died.
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At about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, deputies said they found a 26-year-old man with at least one gunshot wound at East G.H. Washington Street and South Central Avenue in Apopka.
Firefighters tried to provide aid to the man but he later died at the scene.
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Investigators said the man was injured in a nearby neighborhood.
The investigation is ongoing.
Orange County deputies say a 26 y/o man was shot and killed in Apopka overnight. We found evidence markers at Central Ave and 10th St. Deputies say the victim was found lying in the street a couple blocks away at East G H Washington St. & Central Ave. No suspect description. pic.twitter.com/0y57nHMqdK
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No suspect information is available.
See a map of the scene below:
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