Man pulled from burning home was shot, Lake County deputies say

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A victim pulled from a house fire on Saturday was found with a gunshot wound, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Investigators said law enforcement was called to the home on 20332 Wood Duck Road in Altoona around 1 p.m. after neighbors reported that the house was on fire.

Lake County Fire Rescue crews worked to put the fire out and pulled a man from the home.

No one else was injured.

The Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 49-year-old Michael Allen Gall.

Deputies said Gall lived at the home that caught fire, and he had already died when first responders arrived at the scene.

Detectives will now conduct a death investigation into the incident.

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Man pulled from burning home was shot, Lake County deputies say A victim pulled from a house fire on Saturday was found with a gunshot wound, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. (Lake County Fire Rescue)

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