Love triangle leads to deadly stabbing in Daytona Beach; police say act was self defense
Love triangle leads to deadly stabbing in Daytona Beach
Police believe a deadly stabbing that happened in Daytona Beach early Wednesday was an act of self-defense. Shortly before 1 a.m., officers responded to 201 Shady Place after a woman, an ex-boyfriend and a current boyfriend got into a fight and shots were fired.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Police believe a deadly stabbing that happened in Daytona Beach early Wednesday was an act of self-defense.
Shortly before 1 a.m., officers responded to 201 Shady Place after a woman, an ex-boyfriend and a current boyfriend got into a fight and shots were fired.
"In response to those shots being fired, a knife was pulled and the victim was stabbed who ended up passing away," Police Chief Jakari Young said during a news conference. "Right now that incident is being ruled as self-defense."
Man, 21, stabbed to death in act of self defense in Daytona Beach: police
A 21-year-old man was killed in a stabbing on Shady Place shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday in Daytona Beach, according to police. During a news conference, Police Chief Jakari Young said the stabbing was an act of self-defense.
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A man is dead after he was stabbed during a fight on Shady Place in Daytona Beach on Jan. 11m 2023. (Photo via Robert Gonzales)
The victim was identified by police as 21-year-old Devyn Strickland.
Additional details about what led to the fight, who stabbed the man and whether the ex-boyfriend or current boyfriend was killed, were not immediately released.