03/19/2002-Two Shot During Attempted Blockbuster Robbery

March 19, 2002

For immediate release

Contact: Gary Davidson, Public Information Officer

TWO SHOT DURING ATTEMPTED BLOCKBUSTER ROBBERY

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate an overnight robbery at a Blockbuster Video Store in Orange City that was foiled by an employee’s father who shot both of the suspects. The attempted robbery occurred at about 11:45 p.m. Monday evening at the Blockbuster on Enterprise Road. One of the suspects has died. A second suspect is being treated at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach for a gunshot wound to the chest. Both robbers were shot while inside the video store by a man who came to the business to pick up his son.

The robbery suspect who died in the shooting has been identified as 19-year-old James Wince of Deltona. Wince was armed with a rifle during the attempted robbery and was an employee at the Blockbuster store. The wounded suspect has been identified as 18-year-old Darius Bennett, also of Deltona. Investigators don’t believe Bennett was armed. The Sheriff’s Office is preparing a murder charge against Bennett based on the fact that his involvement in the robbery led to Wince’s death. Bennett was listed in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Halifax Medical Center. The employee’s father who shot the two suspects is 50-year-old Robert Shockey. Armed with a .45-caliber handgun, Shockey was waiting to pick up his son from work when he witnessed the robbery and fired four shots at the suspects. Two bullets struck Wince, one bullet struck Bennett and the fourth bullet missed both supsects.

The same Blockbuster store was robbed on Jan. 24. While Wince was working at the time of the robbery and initially listed as a victim, Sheriff’s investigators suspect that he helped plan the robbery and that Bennett also was involved. The Sheriff’s Office previously arrested Bennett on Sept. 30, 2001 on charges of uttering forged bills. Court records show that he pled guilty last month to petty theft and was placed on six months probation.

Darius Bennett James Wince

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