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NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) – A North Port double homicide suspect has been taken into custody in by North Port Police.

Detectives are investigating the deaths of two people in the 1200 block of Malicoat Road. Police tells SNN that the victims were part of the family unit.

Police were called shortly before midnight on August 31.

When officers arrived, they said they saw 21-year-old Dima Tower entering a car. They said they started a pursuit but the driver fled north on Interstate 75. The driver, who is believed to be Tower, was forced to stop at mile marker 192 in unincorporated Venice. Officers said he fled on foot into a nearby wooded area.

The man was found near I-75 and Laurel Road and is currently in custody.