Orange County deputies arrest suspect in deadly April 1 shooting
Nearly three weeks after a man was shot to death in Orange County, investigators say they’ve found the person responsible.
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Just before 5 p.m. on April 1, Orange County deputies responded to the 700 block of North Semoran Blvd. for reports of a shooting.
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They arrived to find a man who had been shot. He was later identified as 29-year-old Jaiquan Baldwin.
Baldwin was taken to a hospital where he died, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies had released very few additional details in the case until Wednesday when they announced they’d made an arrest.
32-year-old Javier Gonzalez Crespo was taken into custody on a warrant for third-degree felony murder and carrying a concealed firearm by a convicted felon.
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Deputies say they’re not looking for any other suspects in the case.
The sheriff’s office has not explained exactly how investigators developed Crespo as a suspect in the shooting or what his motive for killing Baldwin might have been.
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