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Suspect sought after man shot in Seminole Towne Center parking lot

By Jason Kelly
By Jason Kelly
A 19-year-old man was shot multiple times Monday evening in a parking lot at the Seminole Towne Center, the Sanford Police Department said.
J’Vonte Washington was shot at about 7:30 p.m. in the parking lot outside of a Burlington store, Sanford police spokeswoman Bianca Gillett said.
Investigators said it was initially believed that Washington had life-threatening injuries, but he stabilized at a hospital.
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SANFORD, Fla. — Gillett said a group of people who were with the pair ran into the mall through the Burlington store.

Officers closed the mall, evacuated it and systematically cleared it, Gillett said.

Police said no shots were fired in the mall, and no one else was injured.

Investigators said they're searching for Lewis Thomas Boone, 19, in connection with the attempted murder of Washington. Police said they believe the two know one another.

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Washington's 14-year-old cousin spoke to a girl whom Boone knows prior to the shooting, investigators said.

"That created some type of altercation, some type of issue between them both that led to the shooting," Sanford police spokesman Ronny Neal said.

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to Boone's arrest.

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