POINCIANA, Fla. — A search is ongoing for two men possibly linked to a deadly shooting at a 7-Eleven gas station.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office in a news release called it a "drug deal gone bad."
On Tuesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said he was looking for 18-year-old Tarmetris Daniel Mack and 17-year-old Alfred Higgs, Jr.
The two are considered armed and dangerous, according to Judd. Judd said they both have Polk County warrants for armed robbery and first-degree murder.
Judd said the duo met a man at the store to sell him a bag of marijuana. During the sale, Judd said Mack and Higgs, Jr. robbed and killed the person they were meeting.
Now, Judd says the duo could be driving in a 2016 blue Chevrolet Malibu with FL tag PVZB39.
Judd said Higgs, Jr. has a criminal history that includes seven felonies and six misdemeanors.
"We have a man who was murdered today at this scene as proof that there is nothing low-level or non-violent about this," Judd said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the sheriff's office at 863-298-6200. People also can leave an anonymous tip with Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS.
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