The Palm Beach Post

Man gets life after fight led to shooting

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A Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for chasing another man down and killing him after a fight.

A Lee County State Attorney’s Office news release says 24-year-old Davontae Dashwon Harris was sentenced this week. He was convicted in May of sec- ond-degree murder.

Authoritie­s say Harris and 25-year-old Willie Moore Jr. got into a fight at a Fort Myers hotel in August 2016. Harris ran away and grabbed a gun from his backpack. Authoritie­s say Harris then chased Moore out of the hotel and shot him behind a nearby gas station.

Investigat­ors say Harris dropped his cellphone near Moore’s body. He was arrested two days later.

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