DeLand Police search for suspect following early morning homicide Saturday
DeLand Police detectives are searching for a suspect in connection to a homicide that occurred Saturday morning, according to a press release from the DeLand Police Department.
Officers were dispatched to the intersection of West Beresford and South Parsons avenues in DeLand at 3:51 a.m. Saturday, the release said. When they arrived, officers found an individual in the road who suffered a fatal gunshot wound, according to the release.
The victim's identity has not yet been released, DeLand police said, pending a notification of the next of kin.
Officers conducted a perimeter search and also began a suspect search, according to the release.
The suspect was last seen entering the Sha-De-Land Mobile Home Park at 1100 S. Woodland Blvd. DeLand Police noted in the release that the suspect is described as a Hispanic male between 25 and 35 years old, and he was last seen wearing black shoes, black pants, a white shirt and carrying a black backpack.
People with information regarding this case, including security video, are encouraged to submit a tip at volusia.crimewatchfl.com/delandpd/submit-tip or to call the DeLand Police Department/Volusia County Sheriff's Office at: 386-626-7400.
Contact case agent Detective Alisha Burger at burgera@deland.org. Tips can be completely confidential.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: DeLand murder suspect sought following shooting early Saturday
