LaCrosse man killed in bedroom

A man was apparently shot and killed in LaCrosse during the early morning hours of May 6 according to officials with the Alachua County Sheriff's Office (ACSO).

ACSO received a call at the 9-1-1 center at about 12:26 a.m. last Thursday from LaCrosse woman saying her husband had been shot, spokesman Art Forgey said.

The call led deputies and paramedics to a NW 52^nd Street home in LaCrosse.  When they arrived, they found Arsenio M. Cabezas, an 82-year-old Hispanic man in his bedroom.  Paramedics and the responding deputy attempted to save Cabezas, who had apparently suffered a gunshot wound.  Cabezas died on the scene and deputies shifted their efforts to a death investigation.

Cabezas resided at the home with his 64-year-old wife, 35-year-old son and 30-year-old daughter in-law, according to ACSO officials.  Forgey said Cabezas reported that she got up to go to the restroom when she heard what sounded like a gunshot, when she rushed back into the bedroom, she found her husband had been struck. 

Cabezas’ son reportedly also heard the gunshot, went running into his fathers’ room, and saw he had been shot.  Shortly afterward Cabezas’ son went outside and drove around the five-acre property to find the source, but came up empty handed.

Deputies have confirmed that Cabezas was shot through his bedroom window.

Forgey said ACSO is conducting interviews in an attempt to determine what happened.  Investigators are considering every possibility in the shooting, the spokesman said.  He is encouraging anyone with information related to the incident to contact ACSO or remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at 352-372-STOP (7867).

Anyone that provides information on this crime that leads to an arrest and seizure of a firearm is eligible for a $1,000 cash reward through the Alachua County Gun Bounty Program.  The gun bounty callers can remain anonymous throughout the process by calling Crime Stoppers at 352-372-STOP (7867).