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LEESBURG, Fla. — Police in Leesburg are looking for a gunman after a person was shot and killed Friday night.
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Officers said they arrived around 11:09 p.m. to the 2200 block of Waitman Avenue after reports that someone had been shot.
Police said they found a victim who had been shot several times lying in the roadway.
The victim was taken to UF Health in Leesburg and subsequently to Ocala Regional Medical Center, where they died.
The further details were released by law enforcement.
Anyone with information about this deadly shooting is asked to call the Leesburg Police Department at 352-787-2121 or Central Florida Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.
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