ORLANDO, Fla. — A man who fatally shot another man at a convenience station on St. Patrick’s Day has been arrested while getting off of a bus in Georgia, the Orlando Police Department said.
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Police said they were called shortly before 4:45 p.m. Friday to the 7-Eleven at Lake Margaret and Dixie Belle drives after Horace Conrad Davidson Jr., 43, shot Marquis Perez, 33.
Perez was discovered with a gunshot wound and was taken to Advent Health East Orlando, where he died.
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Detectives identified Davidson as the suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest.
Police in Macon, Georgia, arrested Davidson while he was disembarking a transit bus that had arrived from Florida.
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He has been charged with first-degree homicide and will be extradited to the Orange County Jail.
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On 3/17/23 at approximately 4:40 p.m., East Patrol Officers responded to a shooting call at 3711 Dixie Belle Drive (711 Stores). Upon arrival, they found one adult male with a gunshot wound. The male was transported by OFD to Advent Health East, where he was pronounced deceased. pic.twitter.com/L2nTRmoWDT
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) March 23, 2023
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