No suspects in shooting death of Lakeland man, police say

COURTESY: LAKELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT

Lakeland police need help in identifying a suspect or suspects after the shooting death of a 55-year-old man, they say. 

On Monday after 4 p.m., Lakeland police responded to Lakeland Manor Apartments at 929 Gilmore Avenue. 

Police say a facility’s maintenance worker found the deceased male, later identified as Roderick Childs, inside one of the apartments during an inspection. Investigators say he was fatally shot.

Anyone with information is asked to call Lakeland police at (863) 834-8955.