Body found in Tavares marina identified as possible robbery suspect
Tavares, Fla. (FOX 35 Orlando) - A body has been discovered near a marina in Lake County, authorities say.
Lake County sheriff’s detectives say the body was found in the Dead River on Monday afternoon by a boater, in the area of the Palm Gardens Marina. The deceased has been identified as 19-year-old D’Angelo Tyrek Terele Hardwick, of Tavares.
Hardwick is believed to have been one of four suspects in a robbery at Joy’s internet cafe early Friday morning, police say. Two suspects were taken into custody in that incident. Detectives and crime scene investigators are continuing to investigate, according to a spokesman with the Sheriff's Office.
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This story was written out of Lake Mary, Florida.