ORANGE CITY, Fla – Orange City police are investigating a shooting that left a 46-year-old man wounded Friday morning in the parking lot of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet at Market Place Plaza, the department said.
Officers responded around 10:40 a.m. Saturday to reports of a disturbance that escalated into gunfire, police said.
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At the scene, officers found a 46-year-old white man with a gunshot wound to the lower back. He was taken to a local hospital, and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
The victim and the suspects did not know each other, according to a preliminary investigation. Police said a verbal altercation occurred in the parking lot, and the male passenger of a vehicle fired at the victim, striking him.
The suspects fled immediately in a four-door black Mazda passenger car, police said. The shooter was described as a Hispanic man, and the driver as a white woman.
The investigation remains active, and additional details will be released as they become available, police said.
Police said anyone with information is asked to contact the Orange City Police Department at 386-775-9999 or bmartell@orangecityfl.gov.
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