TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tarpon Springs Police Department said it is investigating what may turn out to be a 'Stand Your Ground' case.

Stand Your Ground refers to the Florida statute that says a person rightfully occupying a residence has no duty to retreat and can use deadly force if they believe they are at risk of imminent death or bodily harm, or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

The department said early Saturday morning, at around 12:40 a.m., officers responded to a home on Midway Lane in Tarpon Springs after a report of a shooting.

At the scene, officers found an unresponsive man who had sustained gunshot wounds to the upper body. They began life-saving measures, and the man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died of his injuries. He was identif

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