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Florida officials found three teenagers with gunshot wounds, two of whom are now dead, over three days in rural Marion County. They are still searching for any suspects.

The third teenager has died in Marion County.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a tip that the shooting deaths of three teens is possibly tied to “hybrid gang” activity, according to the sheriff.

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said Tuesday that the deaths of three teenagers over a span of three days are believed to be connected, but cautioned that it is also considered to be an isolated incident.

Detectives in Marion County, Florida, are investigating the deaths of three teens found in multiple locations in the Ocklawaha area.

Two 16-year-old girls and one 17-year-old boy have been killed in SE Marion. The sheriffs office wants the publics help in solving the crimes.

Marion County deputies provided an update on a homicide investigation, saying on Saturday, they found another victim.

A person was found dead Saturday in a vehicle partially submerged near a body of water days after another was found dead and a girl was shot and critically injured around the same area, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriffs detectives believe the death is connected to two other incidents --- a shooting death and a shooting injury --- in SE Marion County.