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24-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of man found in Apopka area, deputies say

Jamal Keon Johnson faces charge of 1st-degree murder with firearm

Jamal Keon Johnson (Orange County Sheriff's Office)

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A 24-year-old man has been arrested in a fatal shooting near the Apopka area, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office said Jamal Keon Johnson was arrested Wednesday in the Feb. 17 shooting.

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Deputies said Redd Nelson, 21, was found with a gunshot wound in the 1300 block of Highland Avenue near East 15th Street. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Details of what led to the shooting have not been released.

Johnson faces a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm.

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