LEESBURG, Fla. — Lake County deputies arrested a gunman after he killed a man Wednesday afternoon.

Deputies said 57-year-old James Carlton of Fruitland Park is charged with killing a 27-year-old man in Leesburg.

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The shooting happened around 2:50 p.m. on Whitney Road.

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Deputies said the victim was driving with another person on Whitney Road when he recognized Carlton driving, and they both stopped.

After a short conversation, Carlton shot the victim in the head and fled the scene, deputies said.

The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Deputies said Carlton was later tracked to a bar in Marion County, where he was arrested without incident.

Carlton was booked into the Marion County Jail on a murder charge.

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Gunman arrested at Marion County bar after deadly shooting in Leesburg, deputies say