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2 in custody following shooting in DeLand

DELAND, Fla. — Two people are in custody following a shooting in DeLand.

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The person was shot in the 800 block of West Volusia Avenue, near Highland Park around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Police said that while they responded to the area, another call came in about a person shot in the 700 block of West Euclid Avenue.

Officers said the calls were related.

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A person who lived on West Euclid was hurt in the shooting. They were taken to a hospital for further medical treatment.

Law enforcement officers said they saw a car in the area matching the suspect vehicle description.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and DeLand police were able to stop the car and took two people into custody

See a map of the scene below.

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Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.