South Daytona police investigate shooting that left man injured
SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. โ South Daytona police are investigating a shooting Saturday that left one person injured. Police said officers are investigating the shooting in the 2400 block of U.S. 1. It is unclear what led up to the shooting. Police said the suspect vehicle is possibly a black Ford full-size truck. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police.
South Daytona man accused of shooting ex-girlfriend in leg, police say
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. โ A woman was shot in the leg Wednesday morning and now her ex-boyfriend, the accused shooter, is in custody, according to South Daytona authorities. Police received a 911 call at 10:52 a.m. regarding a shooting at Bellevue Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Surveillance video captured the attack and the shooting, according to the affidavit. Within an hour, police had tracked Rubin to his home at the Bristol Bay condos in South Daytona. He attempted to run away but was caught near Big Tree Road and the Florida East Coast railroad tracks by Daytona Beach and South Daytona police officers, according to officials.
โTimothy couldnโt breathe:โ Attorney Ben Crump compares 2018 South Daytona death to George Floyd
Crump, a civil rights attorney, has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and George Floyd. โWe want her to get justice for her son, thereโs no excuse for what happened to Timothy Coffman no excuse. โLike George Floyd, Timothy Coffman screamed out for him. Like George Floyd, Timothy Coffman had the police officer put his knee in his neck for four minutes until he lost consciousness. โAnd like George Floyd, the police in South Daytona did not obey him any dignity, nor did they offer him any respect, nor did they offer him any humanity.
Eastern Road closed as crews battle house fire in South Daytona
SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. Authorities are asking drivers to avoid an area of South Daytona as fire crews work to put out flames at a home. South Daytona police said in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon that the road was shut down as firefighters tried to put out the blaze at the home in the 1600 block of Eastern Road. Fire crews working structure fire 1600 block of Eastern - road closed for now - no one home/injured. Avoid area if you can #Southdaytona pic.twitter.com/C7RGDQWWVd South Daytona Police Dept. (@South_DaytonaPD) June 10, 2020No one was home at the time of the fire, police said.
UPDATES: Severe weather still wreaking havoc on area
Tornado warning for Volusia CountyA tornado warning has been issued for parts Volusia County until 9 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for central Volusia county until 9:15 p.m. A severe storm near Lake Helen is moving fast to the northeast at 30 mph. Lake County was under a tornado warning until 4:15 p.m. Lake Eustis Funnel Cloud (Valerie Davis)3:42 p.m. UpdateA Tornado Warning was issued for Marion and Lake County and is in effect until 4:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m. UpdateA Tornado Warning was issued for Lake County and is in effect until 3:45 p.m.