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Suspect in custody after deadly shooting in DeLand, police say
A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting on Saturday morning, according to the DeLand Police Department.
DELAND, Fla. - A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting on Saturday morning, according to the DeLand Police Department.
Just before 4 a.m. Saturday morning, officers responded to a reported shooting at the intersection of W. Beresford and S. Parsons Avenue., where they found a person in the roadway with a gunshot wound, according to police. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, officers said. The victim was not immediately identified, pending notification of next of kin.
The suspect, 22-year-old Edgar Martinez-Hernandez, was located Saturday evening around 7:30 p.m., according to police. Officers responded to a report of a suspicious male hiding in the backyard of a house on the 200 block of West Haven Road, police said. Upon arrival, officers found a man with a loaded firearm on the side of the home and identified him as Martinez-Hernandez. He was taken into custody without incident.
This is an active and ongoing investigation.