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Two teenagers found dead in downtown DeLand; third person in custody

The DeLand Police Department identified the victims as Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18, and said a third person was arrested Wednesday morning in Manatee County.

3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 7, 2026, 9:53 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:54 a.m. ET
The people found dead in downtown , , have been identified by the Police Department as Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18. Authorities said the were last spotted on surveillance video walking on a sidewalk on Tuesday, July 28, at around 6 p.m. Officials said they were found dead on in an industrial lot in downtown . Police said people were killed, according to figures given as of and reported by WOGX. Officials have identified the location at the level of the . Officials said Rose, Campbell and a third person, Keyan Rundell, knew each other somehow and met Tuesday in the vacant lot in downtown , and that it is not known why. Officials said the third person was found and arrested Wednesday morning at a hotel in Ellenton, in Manatee County, and is . Police Chief Jason D. Umberger referred to a "pretty good criminal history," according to WOGX; the reporting available does not specify whom the chief was describing. Police have not said what led to the deaths. The Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI and State Attorney R.J. Larizza are among those involved in the case, according to WOGX.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 7, 2026, 9:53 a.m. ET

    Two DeLand teenagers found dead in downtown lot; one man in custody

    Two teenagers were found dead in an industrial lot in downtown DeLand, Florida, on July 29. The DeLand Police Department released their names as Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18. Police said two people were killed, according to figures given as of July 29 and reported by WOGX.

    Authorities said Rose and Campbell were last spotted on surveillance video walking on a sidewalk on Tuesday, July 28, around 6 p.m. Officials said the two were found dead the following day. Officials said the three people — Rose, Campbell and Keyan Rundell — knew each other somehow and met Tuesday in the vacant lot in downtown DeLand; it is not known why.

    Officials said Rundell was found and arrested Wednesday morning at a hotel in Ellenton, in Manatee County, and is in custody. DeLand Police Chief Jason D. Umberger described a "pretty good criminal history" in remarks reported by WOGX.

    The DeLand Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI and State Attorney R.J. Larizza have been involved in the response. Police have not said what led to the deaths. Police have identified the location only by block.

  2. Aug 7, 2026, 9:53 a.m. ETFirst report

    Two Teenagers Found Dead in DeLand, Florida; Third Person Arrested in Manatee County

    Two teenagers were found dead in an industrial lot in downtown DeLand, Florida, on July 29, according to reporting by wogx.com. The DeLand Police Department identified them as Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18. Police said two people were killed, as of July 29. Police have described the location only at the level of the block.

    Authorities said the two were last spotted on surveillance video walking on a sidewalk at around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28. Officials said Rose, Campbell and a third person, Keyan Rundell, knew each other somehow and met Tuesday in the vacant lot in downtown DeLand; officials said it is not known why.

    Officials said Rundell was found and arrested Wednesday morning at a hotel in Ellenton, in Manatee County, and is in custody. DeLand Police Chief Jason D. Umberger described a "pretty good criminal history." The DeLand Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI and State Attorney R.J. Larizza are among those involved in the case, according to wogx.com.

    Officials have not stated what led to the deaths. No cause has been established on the record.

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  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:53current

    Moved the block-level location note into the opening paragraph, attributed the list of agencies involved to wogx.com, and tightened the closing on the undetermined cause.

  2. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:53current

    Restructured to lead with the victims rather than the arrest; added that police gave the location only at block level.

  3. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:54current

    Added DeLand Police Chief Jason D. Umberger's on-record "pretty good criminal history" remark, noting the reporting does not specify whom he was describing; limited the arrested person's name to a single mention.

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