Casselberry shooting suspect identified

Police search for 29-year-old Eric Deshawn Wright

Eric Deshawn Wright, 29.

CASSELBERRY, Fla. – Casselberry police on Tuesday released the name of the man wanted in a backyard shooting over the weekend.

Police are searching for 29-year-old Eric Deshawn Wright, whom they say is armed and dangerous.

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Wright, described by police as homeless, is wanted in the shooting of 43-year-old Patrick Jackson, of Casselberry.  Jackson was struck in the lower back and the chest and remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said Wright and Jackson know each other, but a motive for the shooting has not been released.