LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Two men were arrested nearly a year after a shooting at a Tavares apartment complex that left one dead and another injured, police said Tuesday.
Dustin Travis Perdue, 27, and Octavius Marques Jarrod Reed, 23, were arrested in connection with the shooting, which took place in April 2022 around 8 p.m. at the Caroline Court Apartments, located on 1000 E. Caroline St.
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Upon arrival, police said they found a man, later identified as 29-year-old Alejandro Garcia Jr., dead and another man, later identified as 31-year-old Darnell Lester, injured with several gunshot wounds.
Lester was airlifted to a local trauma center, police said.
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After a 10-month investigation, the Criminal Investigations Divisions said Perdue and Reed are facing charges in connection with the shooting for first-degree murder, attempted murder and discharging a firearm on residential property.
Perdue faces an additional charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and Reed faces an additional charge for possession of a concealed firearm.
Police said Reed was arrested Monday night, while Perdue has been at the Lake County Jail since August 2022 in connection with robberies throughout several counties. He was released from jail in February 2022, two months prior to the deadly shooting in Tavares, after serving 10 years for unrelated charges, before being booked again, according to police.
A motive for the shooting is unavailable at this time, due to the case being sealed by the courts, according to investigators.
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