A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that happened Monday in the parking lot of a Walmart in Lake County, deputies said.

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Mark Allen Estes, 44, of Lady Lake, was found shot to death Monday night, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

A preliminary autopsy showed Estes died from a gunshot wound. His death was ruled a homicide.

Deputies located Estes' red Toyota Camry on Wednesday night. They were searching for the vehicle because it was last seen leaving the Walmart. After receiving a tip, deputies located the Camry at an abandoned house near Leesburg.

On Thursday, deputies located 24-year-old Scott Bernard Thomas at a Leesburg apartment complex. Deputies said Thomas fled the area but was eventually apprehended by a K-9 unit. He was taken to the Lake County Sheriff's Office for an interview.

Additional arrests are expected, according to Lt. John Herrell, a spokesman for the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

No other information was immediately available.