LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – The trial for a man accused of fatally shooting a Leesburg store clerk during a robbery last year is set to begin Monday in Lake County.
Alex Lopez was arrested in the shooting death of Raied Shihadeh, 51, who was killed May 29, 2024, at the Fast Stop Superette on Picciola Road, east of U.S. Highway 441.
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Lopez was on the run for weeks before he was captured by police on June 26, 2024, near Kissimmee.
After Lopez’s arrest, Leesburg police announced a couple months later that his mother and sister were arrested and accused of hiding Lopez from law enforcement.
His girlfriend, Kaili E. Dupuis, turned herself in days after Lopez’s mother and sister were arrested. She faced similar charges.
Lopez was charged with murder, armed robbery, firearm possession by a felon and use of a firearm during a felony.