Suspect identified after deadly shooting at Lake Mary apartment complex, deputies say

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Seminole County are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex in Lake Mary.

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12:50 a.m. update:

Investigators identified Nathanal Samuel Bratcher II as the suspected gunman who was arrested after the shooting.

Deputies said the victim, Larreon Da’Quan Cosby, was found shot to death in the front porch area of an apartment.

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Cosby’s girlfriend told investigators that Bratcher is her ex-boyfriend and had called her earlier to say he was going to kill Cosby.

Deputies said Bratcher fled the scene in white Ford Mustang convertible and was later spotted by police helicopter.

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Bratcher was booked into the Seminole County jail and charged with first-degree premeditated murder.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office at 407-665-6650, or CrimeLine at 1-800- 423-TIPS or **TIPS.

Original report:

Sheriff’s detectives say they are investigating a deadly shooting near Lake Mary.

It happened Wednesday night at the Sun Lake Apartments off Lake Emma Road.

Around 11:20 p.m. deputies responded to reports of gunfire on Sun Lake Circle, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Deputies arrived and found a man dead inside an apartment at the complex.

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Deadly shooting investigation in Seminole County Deputies responded to an apartment complex near Lake Mary late Wednesday night.

SCSO told Channel 9 that investigators have a suspect in the case.

Officials said after their agency’s helicopter pilot spotted the suspect’s car in the area, deputies stopped him and took him into custody.

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Investigators said they believe the suspect and victim knew each another and added that the “incident is isolated and not random in nature.”

Channel 9′s Q McCray is near the deadly shooting scene and will have live updates beginning at 5 a.m. on Eyewitness News.

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