Suspect still at large after man found dead from gunshot in Winter Garden, police say

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — A person is dead after a shooting Saturday morning, Winter Garden Police say.

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Officers responded to shots fired call at Mildred Dixon Way around 5:30 a.m.

Once the police arrived, they found a black man lying on the ground with possible gunshot wounds.

The man was transported to Health Central Hospital where he died.

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Police said they believed the suspect could be in the adjacent residence and surrounded the house with SWAT.

Winter Garden officers obtained a search warrant for the residence but they did not apprehend the suspect.

Meanwhile, as SWAT prepared to respond to the area, police said two silver cars exchanged gunshots.

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Officers pulled behind a silver Chevrolet, who fled from officers and traveled Northbound on State Road 429.

The driver crashed into the guardrail and officers apprehended him, who was identified as Terry Lee Demps, 30. Demps denied being involved in either situation. Officers found two firearms in the car Demps was driving.

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The victim and the suspect of the incident on Mildred Dixon Way have not yet been identified.

Investigators are still investigating these incidents.

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