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Deputies identify man shot to death in Orange County neighborhood

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Sheriff’s investigators say a man died after being shot Sunday night in Orange County.

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Deputies responded to the shooting on 24th Street near Westmoreland Drive shortly before 10 p.m.

They said they arrived to find a man, in his 40s, who had been shot.

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He was taken to a hospital but did not survive.

On Monday, Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified that victim as 46-year-old George Samuels III.

Channel 9 watched as crime scene investigators collected evidence near the shooting scene early Monday.

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OCSO said while the case remained active, no details about possible suspects or a motive for the shooting were available.

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Q Mccray

Q McCray, WFTV.com

Q McCray is an award-winning general assignment reporter.

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