LEESBURG, Fla. — After a month-long manhunt, the man accused of killing a Leesburg store owner was arrested on Wednesday, police said.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Orlando Violent Crime Task Force arrested Alex Lopez in the Kissimmee area.
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Lopez is accused of robbing and killing 51-year-old Raied Shihadeh, who was working the register at the M&M Food Mart on May 30.
Shihadeh was on Facetime with his wife when he was murdered.
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Police obtained a warrant for the 25-year-old Wildwood man on June 3 for the following charges:
murder, armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and use or possessing a firearm during a felony
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