Ocala police search for person who took evidence from Paddock Mall shooting crime scene

OCALA, Fla. — The Ocala Police Department is looking for the person who took crucial evidence from a deadly shooting over the weekend.

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According to police, a person took a red hat that belonged to the shooter.

Investigators said the person faces felony charges for tampering with evidence from the crime scene.

Read: Ocala police urge missing evidence be returned in connection to Paddock Mall shooting

Police said Albert Shell Jr. is accused of shooting a man and woman at the Paddock Mall on Saturday in what they believe was a targeted incident. The man, David Nathaniel Barron, died, and the woman was injured.

There is an arrest warrant for Shell Jr. on first-degree murder charges.

Read: Ocala police identify murder suspect in Paddock Mall shooting

If you know who the person who took the red hat is, call 352-656-6137 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Marion County by calling 352-368-7867 or **TIPS.

If your tip leads to an arrest, you are eligible for a $3,000 reward.

Read: Paddock Mall closed while Ocala police continue to search for person of interest in deadly shooting

Paddock Mall shooting (Steve Floethe/WFTV)

Albert Shell Jr. The Ocala Police Department has identified the suspect in the Paddock Mall shooting. (Ocala Police Department /Ocala Police Department)

Police search for gunman after ‘targeted’ deadly shooting at Ocala mall Police are hoping the public will help them identify the gunman who killed a man and hurt a woman at the Paddock Mall in Ocala. (Ocala Police Department /Ocala Police Department)

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Paddock Mall shooting (Steve Floethe/WFTV)

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Man killed, woman injured in shooting at Florida shopping mall (Ocala Police Department/Ocala Police Department)

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Mall Shooting Florida In this screengrab from video provided by WKMG/ClickOrlando, Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken speaks during a news conference following a fatal shooting in a common area at Paddock Mall in Ocala, Fla., located about 80 miles northwest of Orlando, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. (WKMG/ClickOrlando via AP) (Uncredited/AP)

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