Marion County man shoots, kills another man sleeping on couch in unprovoked attack, deputies say

DUNNELLON, Fla. — Marion County deputies said they arrested a man after a deadly shooting inside of a home.

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Deputies said Brian Welcome, 42, was arrested Thursday for the shooting death of Eric Daugherty in November.

Officials said they were called for reports of a shooting inside of a home on Walnut Street on Nov. 28.

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Dunnellon police said Daugherty was found shot to death inside of the home’s living room.

Investigators said at the time of the shooting, Welcome was seated at a table in the living room and Daugherty was asleep on a nearby couch.

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A witness told police Welcome suddenly stood up shot Daugherty without notice.

The witness told deputies the shooting was “cold-blooded.”

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Welcome, who has 21 prior felony convictions, was charged with murder in the second degree and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to a report.

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