The Ocala Police Department is investigating after a man was shot and killed late Saturday night.

Ocala police received a call at 11:48 p.m. from a person who said they shot a man attempting to break into his home in the 200 block of NE 19th Avenue in the city. The man who was shot, 28-year-old Cristian Oleski Contreras Leiva, was taken to the hospital but later died from his injuries.

The person who shot Contreras Leiva is cooperating with law enforcement as police investigate.

A surveillance photo released by the Ocala Police Department shows Contreras Leiva carrying a bag or basket while walking in a crosswalk.

Police are asking for the community's assistance regarding the shooting, asking anyone who may have had contact with Contreras Leiva Saturday night to call the Ocala Police D

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