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CRIME & SAFETY
1 dead after shooting in Daytona Beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Officers in Daytona Beach responded to reports of a shooting Friday afternoon on International Speedway Boulevard just west of Ridgewood Avenue. One person was killed, and the suspect is in the hospital after an employee shot back at him, the Daytona Beach police chief said.
Another Young Guns Defendant Convicted of First-Degree Murder
Another Young Guns defendant was convicted of first-degree murder in Central Florida. After a three-day trial this month, a Volusia County jury found Young Guns defendant Zion Counts guilty as charged of First-Degree Murder (Firearm) and Possession of Firearm by Convicted In-State Felon. Immediately following the verdict, the defendant was...
Judge Sentences Man to Death for Brutal 1991 Daytona Beach Murder Robbery
A Central Florida judge has sentenced a man to death for the brutal 1991 Daytona Beach murder and robbery of a visiting businessman. Defendant James Guzman was sentenced to death for his murder conviction by the Honorable Dawn Nichols. In March following a week-long resentencing hearing, a Volusia County jury...
New surveillance cameras installed along busy Daytona Beach road
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Live surveillance cameras now stream back to the police department from a busy street in Daytona Beach following the tragic stabbing of a couple two years ago. The cameras were installed after Terry and Brenda Aultman were murdered while heading home from Bike Week in 2022.
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