LAKE COUNTY, FL. (THECOUNT) — Two men, described only as “hispanic males,” were found shot dead inside the bed of parked pickup truck in Lake County, Florida early Saturday morning.
According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, officials are investigating a double homicide, after two bodies were found in shot to death in a vehicle that was parked on the side of the road in Eustis on Saturday morning.
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Authorities say, a deputy pulled behind what he thought was a disabled vehicle along County Road 437 around 3:20 a.m. when made the grisly discovery of a pair of Hispanic males deceased in the bed of the pickup truck.
“The bodies were in the open, and I think that’s what startled the deputy when he came upon the scene. Something you don’t expect to see. Like I said, this is routine where we see vehicles on the side of the road, we try to offer assistance. But to walk up on something like that was pretty surprising,” Sgt. Fred Jones said, reports MyNews13.
The vehicle was parked on the side of the road at the intersection of CR-437 and CR-44A.
The sheriff’s office wouldn’t confirm more about the victim’s injuries or their identities, or if the pickup truck they were found in belonged to either of the men.
An autopsy on both men is expected to bring more information.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with possible information on the deadly incident should contact police at 911.
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Geo quick facts: Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 297,052. Its county seat is Tavares, and its largest city is Clermont. Lake County is included in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.