PALATKA, Fla. — Police are searching for gunmen in a deadly shooting in Palatka.
The Palatka Police Department responded to a shooting call at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of 17th and Washington streets.
Officers arrived and found a 25-year-old man shot in the chest. He was taken to Putnam Community Hospital, then airlifted to UF Health in Gainesville. The victim, Tony Williams Jr., died at the hospital, according to officials.
Witnesses told police several people approached Williams before the shooting. One of the people confronted the victim and shot him at least once, police said.
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Investigators from the Palatka Police and Florida Department of Law Enforcement are continuing to investigate. Anyone who has information about the shooting is asked to call Capt. Matt Newcomb or Lt. Jason Shaw of the Palatka Police Department at 386-329-0115 or through Central Dispatch at 386-329-0801.
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