Police: Man shot in DeLand carjacking attempts
One person was shot and another escaped injury in two separate armed carjacking attempts in DeLand over the weekend, police said.
At a Monday press conference, DeLand Police Chief Jason Umberger said the suspects were still at large and considered armed and dangerous.
Police say the suspects were apparently involved in both carjackings, as Umberger said the victims in both incidents gave similar descriptions.
The first incident took place on Saturday at 11:50 p.m. at the Walmart Supercenter at 1699 N. Woodland Blvd., said city spokesman Chris Graham.
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Umberger offered little information on the Walmart incident but said the victim was a 75-year-old man.
The suspects failed to take the elderly man's vehicle, police said.
About an hour later early Sunday, police were called to a second attempted carjacking in south DeLand at Florida Technical College, Graham said.
That 12:45 a.m. incident at 1199 S. Woodland Blvd. resulted in the victim being shot, Graham said.
The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to police.
The armed would-be-carjackers were also unsuccessful in their second attempt to steal a car, police said.
Anyone with information about the two incidents are asked to contact DeLand police at 386-626-7400 or leave an anonymous tip at the DeLand Police Department's Crime Watch portal at volusia.crimewatchfl.com.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: DeLand police looking for carjacking suspect who shot one person
