LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Jason Jameel Ganga, 38, was sentenced to 30 years in the Florida Department of Corrections by the Honorable Judge Heidi Davis. Ganga’s sentence includes a 25-year minimum mandatory sentence for his role in a brutal shooting that left a woman with multiple gunshot wounds.
Earlier this year, a Lake County jury found Ganga guilty of Attempted Second-Degree Murder, Shooting into an Occupied Vehicle, and Aggravated Battery.
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Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Bill Gladson stated, “The defendant’s crime was a brutal attempt on an innocent woman’s life, a clear disregard for the sanctity of human life, and today’s sentence reflects the seriousness of that crime.”
The incident occurred in March 2023 when Mount Dora Police responded to a shooting on Pine Avenue. Officers found a woman in a 2010 Nissan with at least two gunshot wounds and bullet holes in the driver’s side window. The victim identified Ganga as the shooter before being transported to the hospital.
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After locating Ganga at his residence, officers discovered him hiding under a bed, holding an unloaded handgun. He was arrested after refusing to cooperate with authorities, and a search of the home uncovered multiple firearms and ammunition.
Assistant State Attorneys Gabriel Lozano and Eddie Moffitt successfully prosecuted the case.
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