DeLand Police Investigating Shooting in Trinity Gardens
A contracted garbage truck driver was shot following an altercation in the Trinity Gardens neighborhood; three people were taken into custody and the scene is under investigation.
The DeLand Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday at about 11:41 a.m. in the 1900 block of Greenborough Loop in the Trinity Gardens neighborhood after an altercation between the driver of a contracted trash truck and three individuals. The garbage truck driver was struck by gunfire, was conscious when first responders arrived, and was airlifted to a hospital in stable condition. The three individuals fled but were located and taken into custody; detectives and crime scene personnel remain on scene and say there is no ongoing threat to the public.