ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Law enforcement in Central Florida said the body they recovered Thursday May 28, was of a wanted murder suspect.
Officials told Channel 9 that the body of Xavion Marquee Perry III was discovered Thursday morning in Ormond Beach.
Perry was a suspect in a Gainesville homicide investigation stemming from a domestic violence incident.
Law enforcement had been actively searching for him since Wednesday when he ran from police near the Daytona Beach Pier.
A warning was issued Wednesday as law enforcement was unsure of his location and considered him to be armed and dangerous.
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