A man was shot dead while trying to escape during a home invasion Thursday, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Christopher Perkins, 45, and several others were inside a home on Brampton Court about 4:15 a.m. when four men barged inside and demanded their belongings, Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rose Silva said.

Perkins tried to escape but was shot multiple times, Silva said.

He was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.

The home is located in east Orange County in the Arbor Ridge neighborhood about four miles from the University of Central Florida.

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No other details were released.

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