LEESBURG, Fla. – A 31-year-old man was shot in the head and critically injured Thursday night in Leesburg, police said.
The shooting was reported around 9:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Church Street. Leesburg police said officers were called to the area for reports of gunshots.
Police said officers found Tydrone Nelson lying on the sidewalk with what appeared to be a single gunshot wound to the head.
Officers, including one of whom is a certified EMT, rendered aid to Nelson, who was taken to UF Health in Leesburg before being airlifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center.