Man charged with second-degree murder after shooting near Kissimmee hotel
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder following a shooting near a hotel in Kissimmee, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies responded around 4:53 a.m. to the Extended Stay Suites on West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway after receiving a report of a shooting.
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When they arrived, deputies found a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound. The man, later identified as Timothy Meyer, was transported to Osceola Regional Hospital, where he died later in the day.
Detectives later arrested 53-year-old Raul Perez of Kissimmee in connection with the shooting.
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He was initially charged with attempted murder and booked into the Osceola County Jail without bond. Perez's charges were upgraded to second-degree murder after Meyer died.
After the shooting, authorities said the scene had been secured, and there was no ongoing threat to the community.
The investigation remains ongoing.
The Source: This story was written with information released by the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.