CLERMONT, Fla. — An Orlando man was arrested in Lake County last week after police say he fired a handgun at his ex-girlfriend.
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Clermont police officers were called to the 1300 block of Willow Wind Drive on June 8 for reports of shots fired in a home.
By the time the officers arrived, the shooter was gone. They spoke to a woman who told them she had been arguing with her ex-boyfriend, identified as 30-year-old Dewan Flores.
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Police say the victim told them Flores fired multiple rounds in her direction, but she wasn’t injured.
Detectives obtained a warrant for Floris charging him with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm, robbery by sudden snatching, and witness tampering.
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With help from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Flores was found and arrested without incident five days after the shooting.
He’s being held in the Lake County jail on a total of $60,000 bond.
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