WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Winter Haven Police are investigating two separate shootings that occurred Wednesday in the Florence Villa neighborhood. 

  • 1st shooting occurred at 11:36 p.m.
  • Officers investigating 1st shooting heard shots, were approached by victim in 2nd shooting
  • Cody Hunt, 30, 2nd shooting victim, died at hospital
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The first shooting happened at 11:36 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Winter Haven Police Department.

As officers were on Palmetto Avenue investigating that shooting, they heard additional gunshots, according to Public Safety Director Charlie Bird.

Then a man ran up to them with a gunshot wound in the neck and collapsed on an officer's patrol car. Bird identified the second man who was shot as Cody Hunt, 30, and said he died in the hospital.

"You've got officers 30 yards away. That's bold, that's extremely bold," Bird said. "And that's someone, quite frankly, if they're willing to do that with officers around, they have no problem shooting an officer, they have no problem shooting anybody, quite frankly. They don't have a regard for anyone’s life. We’re going to hit this 100 percent to make sure we get them where they belong."

Bird said Hunt was a well-known club promoter in Polk County. 

Shortly after Hunt collapsed near the officers, Bird said witnesses in the area informed them there was a man running away from the scene. That man was later taken into custody and is being questioned. 

The victim in the first shooting was identified as Rorey Copeland, 41. Officers said he had non-life threatening injuries.