Two teenagers and a 24-year-old man have been arrested in a shooting incident at a Central Florida park that seems to be a drug deal gone bad.
Volusia Sheriff deputies responded to Wes Crile Park in Deltona, at 1537 Norbert Terrace, after witnesses heard gunshots and spotted the three young men involved.
Park surveillance cameras also captured the incident, and analysts with the Volusia County Crime Center quickly got video footage to deputies and detectives on scene at the park.
Detectives determined that 24-year-old Ethan Fontaine had arrived at the park to meet 17-year-old Sean Campbell and 16-year-old Terrell Montgomery Jr. for a drug transaction.
During the exchange, the two teenagers pulled handguns and robbed Fontaine at gunpoint.
Fontaine left, then returned with a rifle and pointed it at the teenagers who just robbed him. They responded by pulling their handguns. Two shots were fired in Fontaine’s direction, but he was not hit.
Deputies tracked down Campbell and Montgomery the same evening, took them into custody, and recovered firearms, ammunition and other evidence connected to the shooting.
Both teenagers were charged with shooting at a public building, and Campbell was additionally charged with possession of a firearm by a juvenile and carrying a concealed weapon. Additional charges are pending as the investigation continues.
Fontaine was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as well as violation of felony probation.
The incident disrupted park activities including primary voting, and some potential witnesses left the area for safety. There are no indications anyone was injured during the incident. Anyone with additional information about the incident is asked to contact detectives at VSO’s Deltona headquarters at 386-860-7030.
