Marion County deputies investigate shooting death of 18-year-old

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Marion County investigators are looking for whoever shot an 18-year-old man found Tuesday afternoon in the 2000 block of NW 42nd Street. 

According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to that scene around 1 p.m. that day after getting numerous calls of shots being fired. 

They arrived to find that a man, later identified as Wintrell Jones, had been shot.  

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Deputies rendered medical aid until Fire Rescue arrived and transported Jones to a hospital, where he died.   

Sheriff's detectives are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 352-368-STOP (7868) and reference tip 21-53.

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