OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A 57-year-old man who was fatally shot Tuesday evening when three men got into a fight involving drugs outside his home was an innocent bystander, Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson said Friday evening during a news conference.
Anthony Ruiz, 22, Jacob Elliott Lopez, 20, and Armani Hugo Matos, 21, all of Davenport, were arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Darik Febus, Gibson said.
At about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Febus and his stepdaughter were at their home on Yellow Bay Drive near Ham Brown and Freedom roads when they heard loud knocking on their door and gunfire, investigators said.
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Gibson described the shooting as random.
"He was completely innocent and inside his home," he said. "Gunfire erupts. He's struck with a bullet and loses his life."
Ruiz, Lopez and Matos were charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbery.
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The shooting remains under investigation.
No other details were given.
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