FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. — Police are investigating a deadly shooting in a Lake County town that happened Tuesday night.
- Police say man shot inside garage in Fruitland Park
- Investigators think man is from Pennsylvania area
- Identities have not been released
Fruitland Park Police say that just after 11 p.m., they got a call from neighbors who heard two gunshots in the area.
When officers arrived, they found a man dead inside a garage just a few houses down from East Palm Street and South Dixie Avenue.
Police consider it a suspicious shooting, and they think there was some sort of struggle before the shooting.
"We have no indicators that it was self inflicted or anything like that. The scene seems to be a scene of maybe there was some sort of struggle, but crime scene investigators are still in there checking it out," said Capt. Erik Luce.
Investigators have been talking to some people who may have information to help them find the person responsible. As for the person who was shot, police think he is 56-years-old and from the Pennsylvania area.
Police say he appeared to have serious trauma to the head area.
They are not sure whether he lived in Fruitland Park or was just visiting.
His silver Dodge Ram was found in the garage, which is not attached to a house. Police say the owner of the garage and the victim have known each other for about 2-3 months. They say the owner was letting the victim fix his truck at the garage and store his trailer on the property.
A neighbor tells Spectrum News 13 he heard someone in his backyard Tuesday night at about 9 p.m., and a few hours later police had swarmed the area.
Spectrum News 13 reporter Sarah Panko contributed to this story.