55. Daytona Beach man shot dead in back yard; 1st homicide of 2008
Posted Mon, 2009-01-05 01:39
DAYTONA BEACH -- A 31-year-old man was found shot to death in the backyard of his Tucker Street residence Feb. 11, about 14 hours after he left his girlfriend in the car of his driveway to go to relieve himself in the back yard, according to a police report. He didn't return and the woman didn't call police.
Family members found Laron Davis' body the next day and called 9-1-1. Police interviewed the girlfriend who told them she saw several masked men run by.
Police believe the victim, who was the father of a little boy, had been shot 1:30 a.m., a Sunday. Several neighbors told police they might have heard gunshots but didn't call because the sound of shots being fired is a common occurrence.
The homicide, the first of 2008, remains unsolved.
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