Timothy Allen West, 39, was found shot to death inside his home in Mascotte, Florida, on February 10, 2019. Officers responded about 8:30 p.m. after reports of gunshots; emergency medical personnel pronounced West dead at the scene. The Mascotte Police Department opened the case and later turned it over to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, which determined the shooting was tied to a drug deal that went wrong.

Investigators say a second person survived. A 14-year-old, Mar’quez Javon McFarland, with ties to Leesburg, was arrested in connection with the murder; he was taken into custody by a U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force and the Orange County Sheriff’s Juvenile Arrest Unit at Southwest Middle School in Orlando and turned over to the Division of Juvenile Justice. McFarland faced charges of murder and attempted murder while detectives continued to seek additional suspects and evidence.

Anyone who knew Timothy West or has information about the February 10, 2019 shooting is asked to come forward.