A man was killed and a New Smyrna Beach police officer was wounded during a shooting on Saturday afternoon, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
The man was identified as 25-year-old Matthew Thomas of Holly Hill by Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
An armed suspect who fled from police this afternoon in Port Orange shot and wounded a New Smyrna Beach police officer... Posted by New Smyrna Beach Police Department on Saturday, November 21, 2020Thomas then drove towards New Smyrna Beach, where he crashed outside of a storage facility in the area of Turnbull Street and Industrial Park Avenue, deputies said.
Thomas was later shot and killed by a New Smyrna Beach police officer and Volusia County deputy who returned fire, according to deputies.
Deputies said the shooting was captured on a body camera and the footage could be made available Sunday morning.