APOPKA, Fla. — A 20-year-old man was shot and killed in Apopka early Tuesday morning, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
The shooting occurred on the 500 block of South Hawthorne Avenue around 1 a.m.
A relative of the victim drove him to Florida Hospital Apopka, where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives are looking for a 22-year-old suspect.
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Deputies did not identify the victim or the suspect, but said the two are known to each other.
Records show the Apopka home where the shooting took place is a former Habitat for Humanity home, which neighbors said belongs to a single mother with several children.
Rod Love, the Orange County commissioner who represents the area, said there's a problem in the neighborhood where potential witnesses are apprehensive about speaking to authorities.
The investigation is still active.