LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Lake County deputies are conducting a homicide investigation Friday morning near Leesburg.
10:05 a.m. update:
Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is looking for a “person of interest” in this morning’s deadly shooting.
LCSO investigators have identified him as Matthew Lee Pasco.
Pasco is described as:
- Age: 43 years old
- Height: 5-feet, 11-inches
- Weight: 150 lbs. (approximately)
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Brown
- Notable: Prominent scar on right side of face
- Last seen wearing: Navy blue T-shirt
Sheriff’s investigators said Pasco is homeless and they still believe he is armed with a handgun.
Anyone who encounters Pasco should not approach him; they should call 911 immediately, LCSO said.
Tips can also be made to Lake County Sheriff’s Office by phone at 352-343-2101 or to this email: tips@lcso.org.
Tipsters can call Crimeline anonymously at 1-800-423-TIPS.
Original story:
An investigation is underway following a deadly shooting near Leesburg, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said.
Channel 9 has learned deputies responded Friday morning to a wooded area in the vicinity of Griffin Road.
A sheriff’s spokesperson said investigators are treating the incident as a homicide while deputies search for a shooter in the case.
LCSO added that nearby Carver Middle School in Leesburg was currently on lockdown, but said the shooting is not related to the campus.
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