Volusia County

2 women shot while sleeping in Holly Hill apartment

HOLLY HILL, Fla. — Holly Hill police released three surveillance clips from the apartment where two women were shot while they were sleeping early Monday, according to Holly Hill police.

At about 1:15 a.m., officers said they responded to the Holly Point Apartments at 1000 15th Street after a report that two people were shot.

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Investigators said a 19-year-old woman and a 62-year-old woman were shot while they were sleeping in their separate bedrooms.

Both women were shot in their legs, police said. They are being treated at a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Officers said that “the shooter(s) stood outside while firing a high caliber weapon through the apartment walls and windows.”

They said bullets also hit two other apartments that were occupied, but no one else was struck.

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Investigators said they are searching for the shooter or shooters.


Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

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

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