Deputies: Man riding lawnmower on Florida road fatally shot after punching driver behind him

A driver is accused of shooting and killing a man riding a lawnmower.

Lake County deputies said that a man was riding a lawnmower down Raccoon Road in Altoona when he got off the mower and walked up to the car driving behind him.

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They said that the driver of that vehicle said the man on the lawnmower punched him in the face. That is when the driver pulled out a gun and shot the man in self-defense.

The shooting is said to still be under investigation.

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