CRIME

Detectives hunt for suspect in Astor shooting

Staff Writer
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 ASTOR – Sheriff's investigators have identified a suspect in the shooting of two men in Astor last week.

Detectives are looking for Dexavion J’neil Brown for a shooting that occurred on Sept. 27 on County Road 445 near Astor, in an area known as Freak Creek.

Deputies received the call at about 1 p.m. from someone who thought he heard gunshots. Deputies discovered two men with bullet wounds. Both were taken to area hospitals but survived..

Detectives have identified Brown as the shooter and say he was accompanied by another man, who they have not identified yet. Both suspects left the scene in a black SUV with plastic taped over the passenger window.

Brown is wanted on a warrant for two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of robbery using a firearm.

Anyone with information contact the Sheriff's Office at 352-343-2101 or Central Florida Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.