[PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook / Leesburg Police Department]
[Original Publish Date: 03/08/21]
LEESBURG, Florida — Leesburg Police Department is investigating after a 62-year-old man was shot Sunday night at his own home and later died at an area hospital, according to LPD Capt. Joe Iozzi.
LPD responded to 1024 Tuskegee Street shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday in reference to a shooting and found Lewis Dukes suffering from at least one gunshot to the upper torso, Iozzi stated in a press release.
“He was conscious and breathing at the time and provided information to the responding officers while on scene,” Iozzi said. Dukes was flown to Ocala Regional Medical Center where he later succumbed to his injuries.
“The crime doesn’t necessarily appear to be random, however motive and suspect information remains under investigation at this time,” Iozzi told Lake Legal News in an email.
If you have information on Dukes’ death, call LPD at (352) 728-9862 or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
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Our Editor-in-Chief, Marilyn M. Aciego, began writing for Lake Legal News in 2010. Born and raised in Lake County, she is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College. She started her journalism career at LSSC, where she was editor of both student publications, The Angler and The Odyssey. Her professional career began at the Daily Commercial in 2004 where she covered cops and courts the majority of her time there until she left in 2009. Currently, along with being Editor-in-Chief of Lake Legal News, she is the Florida bureau chief for an international media organization. She has made more than two dozen appearances on live national television, including Nancy Grace and the Greta Van Susteren show, along with her appearance on Evil Twins. Contact her with breaking news, tips, and feedback by sending an e-mail to 352Tips@gmail.com. You can also contact us on our Facebook page — and make sure you “Like” and “Follow us” there. [PHOTO CREDIT: Bonnie Whicher]
