DELTONA TEEN SHOT IN FOOT

DELTONA TEEN SHOT IN THE FOOT

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in Deltona Thursday morning that sent a 19-year-old man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his foot. Approximately 14 deputies responded to the scene to search for the shooter, but due to a 10-minute time lapse in reporting the incident and the victim not being able to provide a useable suspect description, no one was found. The teen was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach by EVAC ambulance for treatment for his non-life threatening wound. There were apparently no witnesses to the incident or any other injuries reported.

The Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at about 9:28 a.m. from a woman who said that someone had been shot in the foot at 2870 Chalmer Street, but that the victim, Lonnie Solomon, was now at an address on Glenlock Street. Deputies responded to both addresses and learned that Solomon had been standing in the driveway of his Chalmer Street home when someone shot him. His girlfriend then drove him to his mother’s house on Glenlock Street. It’s currently not known how the girlfriend originally knew that Solomon had been hurt. Solomon didn’t provide a description of his assailant or any details about what happened to deputies before going to the hospital.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (386) 860-7030 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida, toll-free, at (888) 277-TIPS. Tipsters can also provide information by texting “TIP231 plus the message” to CRIMES. Anyone who provides information to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.