Search for gunman in deadly Gainesville shooting

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A man has died after being shot in the Holly Heights neighborhood in Gainesville, Sunday evening, according the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.

The shooting was called in at 7:11 p.m. to the sheriff's office. Deputies found a man, identified as Derrick Devante Smith, 24,  shot on the ground in the neighborhood on Southwest 67th Terrace.Smith later died at UF Health Gainesville.

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According to detectives, the gunman is on the run, but were unable to provide a description of the suspect.

News4JAX will update this article as more information becomes available.


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