BARTOW, Fla. — A man is dead and a suspect is in custody after a shooting Monday afternoon in Bartow, the police department said.
According to police, officers were called around 3 p.m. Monday to respond to a report of a man injured in the area of U.S. Highway 17 South and MLK, Jr. Boulevard.
When they responded, officers said they found Shalamar Moore, who had been shot. He later died of his injuries, according to police.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office then took over the investigation and later arrested the suspected shooter, police said in a news release.
Authorities say the shooting investigation is still ongoing.
