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By Associated Press
December 24, 2023 | 6:21 PM
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in central Florida issued an arrest warrant Sunday for a 39-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man at a shopping mall two days before Christmas in which police say the victim was “targeted.”
UPDATE! The police department is now offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to his arrest.
Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken told reporters Saturday evening that the victim was killed after he was shot multiple times in a common area at Paddock Mall in Ocala, located about 80 miles (127 kilometers) northwest of Orlando.
On Sunday, the police department urged a person who took the suspect’s hat from the crime scene to turn it over to investigators or they would be charged with tampering with evidence.
Officers discovered that this was not what we would consider an active shooter,” Balken told reporters.
The attack was likely a “targeted act of violence” against the man, Balken said.