A man was shot to death and a woman was injured this Saturday inside a shopping center in Ocala, central Florida (USA), at the hands of a man who is still at large, local police indicated.
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The events occurred this afternoon inside the Paddock shopping center, in the city of Ocala, about 77 miles (124 kilometers) north of orlandoin what the Police are investigating as a targeted attack.
According to Ocala Police Chief Michael Balken, the suspect, a black man who was wearing a black hooded sweater, dark pants and had his face partially covered with a mask, fled the scene of the incident. crime.
According to Balken at a press conference, the agents went to the site in response to what they believed was a shootingafter the warning that “multiple shots” had been fired, but they later determined that it was an attack directed at the victim, who was shot dead in one of the common areas of the shopping center.
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Officers have found the alleged murder weapon and they have evacuated the shopping center, which will remain closed to the public until tomorrow while the troops continue their investigations.
As reported by the police chief, the woman was injured when she received a Shooting in the leg and was transferred to a local hospital, where she was admitted without serious injuries and her speedy recovery is expected.
“It’s a horrible time of year for this to happen,” Balken lamented.
