BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Brevard County deputies are investigating a shooting in Cape Canaveral that sent a man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon.
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Deputies responded to Orange Ave. at approximately 3:30 p.m. Tuesday for reports of a man who had been shot.
The man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies say their preliminary investigation at the scene determined the shooting happened during an argument between neighbors that then escalated.
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None of the people involved have been identified by the sheriff’s office and no arrests have been made.
Agents from the sheriff’s office Homicide and Crime Scene Units have started the process of interviewing potential witnesses and gathering evidence to unravel the sequence of events leading up to the shooting, but say there’s no danger to the public.
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They’re still asking anyone with information on the case to contact their Canaveral precinct’s General Crimes Unit at 321-633-7162, or through Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.
Crimeline callers are able to remain anonymous, and could become eligible for a reward if the information they provide leads to a felony arrest.
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