Police: Arrests made after 2 people injured in shooting at Daytona Beach motel

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A man was arrested after two people were injured Friday evening in a shooting at a motel, the Daytona Beach Police Department said.

Police were called shortly after 9:15 p.m. to the Heritage Inn on South Ridgewood Avenue near Shady Place after two armed men got into a fight in the parking lot, Daytona Beach police Lt. James Chirco said.

Frederick Peters, 50, and a woman were shot in the leg and were taken to a hospital, Chirco said.

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Heath Banner, 42, was arrested and is facing two counts of aggravated battery against a person using a deadly weapon in connection with the shooting, police said.

Peters was also arrested and is facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon because he allegedly had a handgun in his waistband that she showed to Banner, police said.

"We have a case of people calling self-defense at the moment," Chirco said. "We do have everybody in custody that's involved in the case as well as the weapons."

Investigators said they're questioning the gunman, who called 911 after firing the weapon.

It's unknown what the men were fighting about, police said.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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