Man asked mother's boyfriend 'Do you think I'm crazy?' before shooting him, police say

DeLAND, Fla. — A Volusia County man is under arrest after deputies said he shot and killed his mother's boyfriend Saturday in DeLand.

Court records show 25-year-old Alonzo Harkness is now facing a second-degree murder charge after officials found his mother's boyfriend, 60-year-old Roosevelt Thomas, dead inside an apartment.

The shooting happened shortly before 10 p.m. on South Parsons Avenue near St. Paul Holiness Church.

Officials were called out to the apartment after Harkness' mother contacted police to express concern about her son's well-being after he claimed to be having suicidal thoughts.

Investigators believe Harkness came into Thomas' bedroom and shot him following a heated phone conversation between the two.

Officials believe Harkness asked Thomas "Do you think I'm crazy?" before shooting him in the back.

Harkness fled the area before being caught Sunday in Daytona Beach.

Police had the area blocked off Saturday night with crime scene tape, and their investigation continued well into Sunday.

Neighbors couldn't get into their homes on the street as police investigated the shooting.

Resident Amayia Richardson said there have been other recent shootings, so she is not surprised, but she wishes the violence would stop.

“It's sad. It's real sad because don't nobody deserve to lose their life over anything,” she said

Harkness is in the Volusia County jail and set to see a judge Monday.

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