Police: Woman shot, killed in Daytona Beach in possible love triangle

Patricio G. Balona, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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A shooting in Daytona Beach involving a possible love triangle left a woman dead Tuesday morning and a suspect in custody, officials said.

Around 11:56 a.m., Daytona Beach Police were called to a shooting in the 300 block of Glenview Boulevard, said Sgt. Tim Ehrenkaufer.

The victim, Karli Elliott, 30, was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach where she died, Ehrenkaufer said.

The shooting suspect, Chad Keene, 37, was later arrested in traffic at U.S. 1 and Nova Road in Ormond Beach, according to police.

He was in the Volusia County Branch Jail on Wednesday without bail on charges of second-degree murder and possession of weapon by a felon.

SWAT team members spread out in a neighborhood at an apartment in the 600 block of North Halifax Avenue in Daytona Beach on Tuesday. Police were looking for Chad Keene, a suspect police said shot and killed a woman in a possible love triangle dispute.
SWAT team members spread out in a neighborhood at an apartment in the 600 block of North Halifax Avenue in Daytona Beach on Tuesday. Police were looking for Chad Keene, a suspect police said shot and killed a woman in a possible love triangle dispute.

On Tuesday, detectives were still trying to determine the motive for the shooting, said Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young.

"We don't know why it happened and that is what we are trying to figure out, but we believe this may be a love triangle thing," Young said.

Police said Elliot was at a 7-Eleven at 623 Oleander Avenue and got into an argument with her boyfriend. She left the convenience store and while outside called Keene, a charging affidavit stated.

The boyfriend followed Elliot as she walked on Glenview Boulevard and watched as Keene pulled out a firearm and shot Elliot, according to the report.

Police found a shell casing at the scene that matched other ammunition later found in Keene's apartment, investigators said.

Keene admitted to meeting Elliot but denied shooting her, police said.

According to the charging document, a witness was on the telephone with Keene and heard the gunshot and a woman exclaim "You shot me."

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The shooting also prompted the lockdown of three schools near the scene.

Ortona Elementary School, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy and Riverview Alternative Education Center were placed in lockdown, said Volusia County Schools spokeswoman Angel Gomez.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona shooting: Woman killed in possible love triangle, police say