Florida police have arrested a 23-year-old man for the murder of an 81-year-old gate security guard at a senior living community in Hernando County.

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said it was initially called to the High Point community for a medical emergency at about 10:15 Thursday night but quickly determined that it was “in fact a criminal act.”

The victim, identified by WFLA as Ed Mead, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff’s office, using witness statements and video footage, identified Jeremy Jason Patterson as a person of interest and then a suspect in Mead’s death.

Patterson was located in a nearby wooded area hours later and taken into custody. Investigators have not released any details about the murder or suggested a motive.

Arlene Dyer, a High Point resident, told WFLA that she saw a man who looked like the suspect walking by her house Friday morning and called 911. Dispatchers told her not to approach him.

“It’s disturbing,” Dyer said. “It’s disturbing that I had the opportunity to get him and I didn’t.”

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[Featured image: Ed Mead/handout and Jeremy Jason Patterson/Hernando County Sheriff’s Office]