ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A 60-year-old man was shot Monday evening while being robbed in the driveway of his home in the Tildenville neighborhood, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
Cesar Brito was returning home from work on Siplin Road near Avalon Road shortly before 6:30 p.m. when he was approached by two men who demanded money, Orange County Lt. Emanuel Curry said.
"The suspects attempted to grab the victim, and he pushed them back," Curry said. "One of the suspects produced a black handgun and shot the victim."
Brito was flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical but stable condition.
Investigators described the robbers as Hispanic men between the ages of 18 and 25 and said they ran away from the scene.
"We were trying to see if we could get them in a box, so that's why you saw the helicopter out, K-9 out," Curry said. "We were unable to find them during the search."
Deputies said the robbers were seen in surveillance footage being dropped off by someone driving an older light-colored sedan with a black gas tank cover.
Residents told Channel 9 that they had seen the car driving around the neighborhood in recent days and that they had seen Brito speaking to the men outside of his home.
Brito's relatives were home during the shooting, but they were uninjured.
The shooting remains under investigation.
No other details were given.
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