Police are investigating the homicide of a man who was shot and killed after a struggle at a Sanford gas station.
Sanford Police Department officers responded to 911 calls reporting shots fired at the Circle K gas station located at 2500 French Avenue on Wednesday, May 3, at around 5:50 a.m.
Upon arrival, officers located 32-year-old Bacari Lavon Frost laying down in the parking lot of the gas station. Frost was suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Frost was transported to a local hospital, where he later died as a result of his injuries. On Friday, May 5, Frost would have celebrated his 33rd birthday.
Police say that during their investigation, they determined that a physical struggle ensued between Frost and another individual in the parking lot of the gas station. Police believe that the incident was isolated in nature and that there is no further threat to the public.
Anyone with information pertaining to this shooting is asked to contact the Central Florida Crimeline at 800-423-8477.
The shooting took place less than half a mile and just a few hours before an officer-involved shooting that claimed the life of Al Joseph Stinson. Stinson was shot by SWAT team members outside of the Slumberland Motel just 24 hours after he allegedly killed his girlfriend and three children.