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A DeLand police affidavit ties 17-year-old Keyan Rundell to the killings of Dustin Rose and Samson Campbell behind the Athens Theatre, suggesting the motive may have been a robbery during a drug deal; the father, Daytron Etkins, is charged with accessory after the fact as detectives review surveillance, gun evidence, and related communications in the case.
The father of 17-year-old Keyan Rundell, accused of killing two teens in DeLand, was arrested on felony accessory after the fact charges for aiding his son after the homicides; Rundell was arrested in Manatee County; the victims were Dustin Rose and Samson Campbell, friends from DeLand, and investigators say the motive remains unclear with the shooter and victims knowing each other.
Dustin Rose, 19, a Citadel student who had recently joined the South Carolina Army National Guard, and his friend Samson Campbell, 18, were found shot multiple times in a vacant DeLand, Florida lot while Campbell’s dog Hinata’s ashes were being spread. DeLand police are investigating the double homicide; motive and suspects have not been released, and family members are mourning as investigators seek answers.
A World War II tugboat, the ST 479 "the Tiger," originally built in DeLand in the 1940s, has returned to Florida after being towed from Sweden. The boat, used during the Normandy invasion, is the only U.S. Army ST tugboat to return to its place of origin. The president of DeLand Historic Trust Inc. aims to make it a national monument, as it holds historical significance. The boat's original engine and superstructure are still intact. The plan is to keep the boat in Lake Beresford until a permanent monument can be established, and the project organizers are seeking support from Volusia County.
The ST-479 Tiger, a historic tugboat built in DeLand in 1944 and used in World War II, has returned to Volusia County after being in Europe for 79 years. The boat, which likely participated in the Normandy invasion, was brought back to the United States thanks to a generous donation. After a minor setback of getting stuck in the mud earlier this year, the tugboat has finally made its way back to its birthplace. Plans are underway to preserve the boat and potentially turn it into a memorial for the builders and crews of all U.S. Army STs of World War II.