GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Authorities in Gainesville are looking for a man they said sexually assaulted a male prostitute before shooting another man early Saturday morning.
It all started around 3 a.m. at 1300 Northeast 3rd Avenue.
According to officials, a man called police to report he had been sexually battered by another man behind a nearby home.
The victim told authorities the suspect took off on a bicycle and headed westbound towards Waldo Road.
Shortly after, police responded to a call of a man in his 20s laying in the middle of Waldo Road with a gunshot wound to his chin and shoulder.
Authorities believe both crimes are linked. They are actively searching for the suspect.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Gainesville Police Department at 352-955-1818 or report anonymously by contacting CrimeStoppers at 352-372-STOP.