ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Update: Deputies announced Thursday that Mathew Jesus Prieto, 24, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting death of a man in his 20s.
Deputies responded to a home on South Goldenrod Road and Toledo Street on Tuesday night, where they found Emilio Jose Curet, 21, with multiple gunshot wounds on the front porch.
The man was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Deputies are interviewing witnesses and people who were in the home.
A gun was found at the scene but it’s not clear if it was used in the shooting, deputies said.
The Sheriff’s Office helicopter was hovering over the scene to search for any other victims or anyone in hiding, but nothing was found, deputies said.
Deputies have ruled the death a homicide.
Deputies said two Hispanic men were seen leaving the shooting. One left in a red car, the other left in a black car.
No other details were released.
Anyone with information about the shooting should call the Sheriff's Office or Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.
Orange County deputies on scene at Toledo Street & Goldenrod. Working to get more info on nature of investigation @WFTV pic.twitter.com/fJjbIrV6wo
— Samantha Manning (@SamManningNews) February 21, 2018
OCSO helicopter appears to be circling above the crime scene area at Goldenrod & Toledo @WFTV pic.twitter.com/q7SGpb0FbF
— Samantha Manning (@SamManningNews) February 21, 2018
OCSO says a man in his 20s died from multiple gunshot wounds here. No suspect info and no one in custody. It’s being investigated as a suspicious death @WFTV pic.twitter.com/oyKCyd783e
— Samantha Manning (@SamManningNews) February 21, 2018
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