Overview
- DeLand officers found two young men shot to death in a vacant lot behind the Athens Theatre after a 911 call; police say the bodies were discovered on July 29 and each victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
- Surveillance footage released by investigators shows the victims walking together the evening before they were found, with images taken around 6 p.m. on July 28.
- The victims were identified as 19-year-old Dustin Rose, a Citadel student and South Carolina Army National Guard member, and 18-year-old Samson Campbell, who had been visiting from Chicago to spread his family dog’s ashes.
- Police executed a search warrant at a Loughton Street home on Aug. 1 with help from the Volusia Sheriff’s SWAT team and the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force but have not announced any arrests or a motive.
- Detectives say the case remains active and they are pursuing multiple leads; authorities have asked the public to provide tips to DeLand Police or Crime Stoppers as families and the community await more answers.