Overview
- Police have charged 17-year-old Keyan Jayden Rundell with two counts of second-degree murder after his arrest in Manatee County this week, and they arrested his father, 41-year-old Daytron W. Etkins, on felony accessory-after-the-fact on Aug. 7.
- A newly released 14-page police report says investigators built a theory from two confidential sources and surveillance that the killings followed an arranged marijuana sale that allegedly became an attempted robbery.
- The victims, Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18, were found with multiple gunshot wounds in a vacant lot behind DeLand’s Athens Theatre on July 29 and were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Investigators say Etkins went to the scene to retrieve his son’s gun and was later recorded on home surveillance burning clothing, and police executed search warrants with help from federal and local task forces while collecting other evidence.
- Officials stress the allegations remain unproven, prosecutors must decide whether to try Rundell as an adult, the probe is ongoing, and authorities have increased patrols and asked the public for tips.