APOPKA, Fla. — A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder after a shooting in Apopka that left one man dead.
The incident Sunday started when a group of individuals went to a residence in the 500 block of East Mason Drive over a theft the day before.
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At about 4 a.m. Sunday, five people surrounded the house and after a verbal altercation, three left. Phuc M. Nguyen, 19, and Kevin Espinal, 22, stayed at the residence, a release from the Orlando Police Department said.
Nguyen allegedly shot into the residence and the person inside returned fire, the release said. Nguyen and Espinal fled the scene in a vehicle but continued to shoot as they drove away, police said.
During the exchange of gunfire, Espinal, who was in the passenger seat of the vehicle, was hit in the head.
Espinal’s brother took the man to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Nguyen was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder, shooting into an occupied dwelling and tampering with physical evidence.
Names of other individuals involved in the case were not immediately released.