Man hospitalized after shooting in Pine Hills, deputies say

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County deputies are investigating a shooting in Pine Hills that sent one person to the hospital Friday evening.

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Deputies responded to the intersection of Altec Road and Silverwood Drive just after 7:15 p.m. for reports of shots fired.

They arrived to find one person who had been shot.

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The shooting victim has only been identified by the sheriff’s office as a man in his 20s.

He was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

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No other information on the circumstances surrounding the shooting were released by the sheriff’s office, citing the active nature of the investigation.

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