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Man shot dead near car in Orange County

911 caller says man was shot in head at Pine Hills apartment complex

PINE HILLS, Fla. – A man was found shot to death late Monday near his car in Pine Hills.

Orange County sheriff's deputies said 44-year-old Louis Saint-Hilaire was found dead around 11 p.m. at the Clarcona Groves apartments off Pine Hills Road in Orange County.

A 911 caller reported the shooting, saying a man had been shot in the head.  Orange County sheriff's deputies found the man, later identified as Saint-Hilaire, lying outside the driver's side door.  He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Deputies said Hilaire was visiting a friend at the apartment complex and got into a physical confrontation with three others when he was shot.

According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, witnesses reported seeing a light-colored four-door sedan leaving the scene with three males ranging in age from 16 to 20 years old.

Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.

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