WATCH LIVE at 10 a.m.: Ocoee police hold news conference after fatal shooting of Army veteran

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Family of victim to speak as police seek suspect vehicle

Gregory C. Reed (Ocoee Police Department)

OCOEE, Fla. – A news conference Saturday morning at Ocoee Police Headquarters will feature a statement from the family of an Army veteran who was fatally shot Thursday night.

Police continue searching for the person who they say shot 60-year-old Gregory C. Reed multiple times near a busy Ocoee intersection.

The department has already shared some information regarding a suspect vehicle, describing it as a silver or white Mercedes-Benz SUV occupied by an individual who was observed shooting at Reed’s vehicle near the gas pumps of a BP on the northeast corner of Clark and Silver Star roads.

When police arrived, they located an SUV that had crashed into a parked car some distance away from the gas pumps. Reed was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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A silver or white Mercedes-Benz SUV. (Ocoee Police Department)

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact Ocoee detectives at 407-905-3160 or Central Florida Crimeline at 800-423-8477 to remain anonymous.

Saturday’s news conference is set for 10 a.m.

ClickOrlando.com will stream the event live at the top of this story when it begins.

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