GROVELAND, Fla. — A man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon after getting into a fight outside a day care, the Groveland Police Department said.
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Police said they were called at 4:20 p.m. to the We Are The Future Academy on Groveland Farms Road.
They said two men got into a fight that escalated into a shooting.
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One of the men was taken to South Lake Hospital with minor injuries.
The other man, Stephan Jefferson, was flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he died.
Police said Jefferson was shot once. They did not say if anyone was arrested.
“This was an isolated incident with no immediate threat to the community,” the agency said in a news release.
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Officers assisted with student pickup after the shooting.
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