DELAND, Fla. — DeLand police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman was found shot to death in a car at a local Walgreens.
According to police, officers responded to the Walgreens at the intersection of East New York Ave. and South Amelia Ave. around 1 p.m. after someone told them about the car being there.
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Investigators say they believe the car had been there since sometime Sunday.
DeLand Police are investigating an apparent homicide. This afternoon an individual was found deceased in their vehicle outside a Walgreens at the corner of East New York and South Amelia Avenue. More information will be provided as it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/QjXna61YcX
— DeLand Police Department (@DeLandPD) May 17, 2022
The victim hasn’t been identified, but police say they don’t believe she was the victim of a random act of violence.
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No other details on the nature of the investigation have been released.
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