CLAY COUNTY, Fla — UPDATE: A 45-year-old gunman is dead after he was shot and killed by a person in a home Monday morning in the 3300 block of Pine Oaks Lane in Middleburg.
Clay County Sheriff Office said the gunman, Maurico Vasco Lopez, arrived at the home at about 6:20 a.m. and shot three people inside the residence before an occupant returned fire striking Lopez.
When deputies arrived, they found one person at the scene dead, and three people shot including Lopez whom investigators called a suspect.
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The three were taken to the hospital where Lopez was pronounced dead, sheriff’s office officials said at a news conference before noon Monday morning. The other two victims remained at the hospital and are being treated for gunshot wounds, officials said.
The names of the deceased person and the other two victims were not giving. Sheriff’s officials said they do not know the motive of the shooting nor the relationship between Lopez and the victims.
Multiple people were inside the home, but investigators would not characterize their relationship.
ORIGINAL STORY BELOW:
Clay County Sheriff’s Office said they’re investigating a shooting Monday morning near the Oakleaf and State Road 23 area. The location of the incident, near Brannon Oaks and Challenger drives area, appears to be an isolated incident, a 7:30 a.m. Clay County Sheriff’s Office social media post states.
A large law enforcement presence in the area will create delays to school due to traffic, the post states.
“The investigation is still in its early stages, and we will update the community when more information is available,” the post states. “We ask the community to please use care in the area while detectives and crime scene personnel are on the scene.”
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