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2 dead, 4 hurt in Florida shooting New Year's Day in Ocala, police say

By FOX 35 News Staff
Updated  January 1, 2023 2:04pm EST
Marion County
FOX 35 Orlando

2 dead, 4 injured during New Years celebration in Ocala

Two people have died in Marion County as a result of a shooting around 4:30 a.m. Sunday

OCALA, Fla. - Two people are dead and four others are hurt after gunfire rang out at a large gathering early New's Year's Day in Ocala, according to police.

The Ocala Police Department said the shooting happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday near the 1600 block of SW 5th Street, where 100 people were gathered. 

Police identified the two people killed in the shooting as 30-year-old Davonta Harris and 24-year-old Abdul Hakeem Van Croskey. Four others are being medically treated for gunshot wounds.

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"This tragic event has left many devastated and mourning. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by this terrible act," the police department said in a Facebook post. 

Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call police at 352-369-7000 or call Crime Stoppers of Marion County anonymously by dialing **TIPS.