ORANGE PARK, Fla. – A 20-year-old man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound in what Clay County deputies said appeared to be a drug-related shooting.
The shooting happened about 1:40 a.m. at the Cedar Bend Apartment Complex on Bentwood Lane in Orange Park, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
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Deputies said Jose Maldonado was taken to the hospital and was expected to survive his injuries.
Deputies said Maldonado lives at the apartment. About 1:40 p.m. a friend of Maldonado arrived at the apartment to stay the night and shortly after he told Maldonado there was a man outside the apartment, deputies said.
Maldonado made contact with the unknown man and after a brief conversation, he closed the door as the man shot at least three times, striking Maldonado, deputies said.
Investigators obtained a search warrant and are processing the apartment for evidence.
Anyone with information about this incident or about the identity of the shooter is asked to contact the CCSO Robbery-Homicide Section by calling 904-264-6512.