Man killed in shooting near Florida Publix in Ocoee identified, police say
OCOEE, Fla. - A man has died following a shooting that happened late Thursday evening in Ocoee, authorities said.
Shortly before 11 p.m., several law enforcement officers were called out to the intersection of Clarke and Silver Star roads for a reported shooting.
When they arrived, they found a man who had been shot multiple times. He was rushed to a local hospital where he died. Investigators later identified the deceased as 60-year-old Gregory Reed Sr., of Apopka.
A FOX 35 News crew observed two crime scenes in proximity – one at a BP gas station and the other in a Publix parking lot. Authorities were asking people to avoid the area while they conducted their investigation.
Officers appeared to be concentrating on an SUV that was in the Publix parking lot.
The Ocoee Police Department is currently investigating the incident as a homicide and on Friday said that Reed was shot at the BP station. Investigators also released a video of the suspect's vehicle.
Police in Ocoee are investigating the deadly shooting of a man at a BP gas station. [Credit: Ocoee Police Department]
Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to call OPD at (407) 905-3160 or by contacting Crimeline at (800) 423-TIPS to remain anonymous.