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Police: Man fired shots into the air outside prior to deadly shooting inside The Villages Applebee’s

LADY LAKE, Fla. — Lady Lake police released new details Monday about what led up to a deadly shooting inside an Applebee’s in The Villages earlier this month.

Lady Lake police said Dishaun Hudson got into an argument with a man and woman in the parking lot of the restaurant and fired shots into the air as they drove off.

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Investigators said Hudson then went inside the restaurant and demanded to know who called the police.

Police said a customer with a concealed weapons permit said he was in fear for his life when he shot Hudson after Hudson reached into his pants. Hudson died from his injuries.

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Police said they have not found Hudson’s gun.

The state attorney’s office will decide whether charges will be filed in the case.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.