VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The State Attorney’s Office is seeking the death penalty for a man accused of killing an off-duty police officer.
Eduardo Machado is charged with shooting and killing off-duty Edgewater Police Officer David Jewell in Ormond-by-the-Sea.
Investigators arrested Machado after surveillance video captured him retrieving a gun from his car and shooting Officer Jewell inside a store.
The incident occurred in September, and Machado has confessed to the shooting, according to authorities.
The surveillance footage is a critical piece of evidence in the case, showing the sequence of events leading to the shooting.
Investigators have used this video to corroborate Machado’s confession.
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