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Victim shot, killed in Orange County ID’d

Deputies respond to 20700 block of Racine Street

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says a 35-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in Wedgefield.

Deputies responded around 1:10 p.m. to the 20700 block of Racine Street and located Benjamin Elton Nicholls, 35, who had been shot.

Nicholls was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, the sheriff’s office said in a statement,

All parties involved remained at the scene and were cooperating, the statement reads, adding the investigation was still in its early stages.

No other details were shared or confirmed.

Note: This map depicts the general area of the shooting and not necessarily its exact location.


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