May 29, 2008
Brandon Haught
Public Information Office

SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATING SHOOTING NEAR DELAND 

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting near DeLand Thursday night that sent a woman to the hospital with a gunshot wound to her arm. The woman was transported by a Sheriff's Office helicopter to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach. She was able to talk with investigators at the hospital after initial treatment for her non-life threatening injury.

The Sheriff's Office was notified of the shooting at 400 Napoleon Drive at approximately 9:49 p.m. The victim, 54-year-old Charlene Miles, told responding deputies she heard the doorbell and then went to the door. She asked through the closed door who was there. She got no answer and so looked out her window but didn't see anyone. A moment later multiple gunshots suddenly rang out. One round struck her in the arm, having come in through a window. She said that she never saw who did the shooting. Miles' husband was also home at the time, but was not injured and did not see the shooters. Several deputies and a K-9 unit converged on the scene, but no suspects were found.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at (386) 943-7866 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida, toll-free, at 1-888-277-TIPS.  Callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.