LAKE CITY, Fla. – Detectives with the Lake City Police Department are searching for a suspect after a man was shot late Sunday in the rear parking lot of Gleason Plaza.
Officers responded about 11:15 p.m. June 14 to reports of a person who had been shot at 209 NW Hutton Drive. They found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg; the victim had applied a makeshift tourniquet before officers arrived and was transported as a trauma alert, the department said.
Because of the severity of his injuries, the victim could not give a detailed statement on the night of the shooting. During a recorded interview the next day, he identified the alleged shooter as Johnathan Mahorian. An arrest warrant for attempted murder has been issued for Mahorian, who remains at large, police said.
Detectives searched areas where Mahorian was believed to be and used emergency cellular location information during the investigation, but they were unable to find him, the department said.
Chief Gerald Butler said the department is committed to bringing the suspect into custody and urged anyone who sees him not to approach him.
“Violent acts like this have no place in our community,” Butler said. “Our detectives have worked tirelessly to identify and locate the suspect, and we are committed to bringing him into custody. We ask anyone who knows where Mahorian is to contact law enforcement immediately. We also remind the public not to approach him, but to call 911 if he is seen.”
The department described Mahorian as bald with brown eyes, about 5-foot-9 and 160 pounds, and listed as homeless. He was born Aug. 18, 1975, according to the department.
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