Police: Employee killed, customer injured in shooting at Daytona Beach jewelry store

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — An employee was killed and a customer was injured Friday afternoon in a shooting at a jewelry store, the Daytona Beach Police Department said.

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The shooting happened shortly before 1 p.m. at Volusia Gold Diamond & Loans, which is at West International Speedway Boulevard and Emmet Street.

Investigators said a customer pulled out a gun and shot the employee during a disagreement.

They said another employee then shot the customer.

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The employee who was shot died of their injuries and the suspect -- whom police described as a regular customer who was familiar with the victim -- was taken to a hospital.

Daytona Beach police Chief Jakari Young said that detectives are trying to determine if the employee who returned fire shot the suspect in self-defense.

“The community is safe, because we do have the suspect in custody,” he said.

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Young said the shooting does not appear to be a robbery.

He said surveillance cameras recorded the shooting, but he does not know if the video will be publicly released.

None of the people involved in the shooting have been publicly identified.

Reporter Demie Johnson will report what else she learns on Channel 9 Eyewitness News at 4.

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