LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Tavares police are looking for a gunman who shot a 19-year-old man in the back Sunday afternoon.
Officers said the shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. in the area of the Winn-Dixie located at St. Clair Abrams Avenue and East Burleigh Boulevard.
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Investigators believe the man was shot in a “targeted event,” and an investigation is ongoing.
Officers described the shooters as an Hispanic man in a dark vehicle.
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The victim was flown by helicopter to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Tavares Police Department at 352-742-6200, or the Central Florida Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.
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