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‘How do you like me now?’: Man accused of shooting another man at Polk County home

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said around 10 a.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to a fatal shooting on Fleming Street in West Lakeland.

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A caller said they heard multiple gunshots and saw a man lying in the front yard of a house, Sheriff Grady Judd said in a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

Deputies said upon arrival, they found Alfaro-Astello, 32, dead in the yard.

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Investigators said they collected information from several witnesses in the community.

Witnesses said they saw the suspect, Clinton Robinson Jr., 38, walk to a fence, they heard multiple shots and then he walked away.

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Deputies said witnesses could see smoke from a gun and the victim lying on the ground.

Witnesses said they heard the suspect say, “How do you like me now?”

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PCSO said the suspect and the victim have argued in the past.

Robinson is in custody at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office operation center, deputies said.

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Beatriz Oliveira, WFTV.com

Beatriz Oliveira is a Content Creator for WFTV.com.

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