PORT ORANGE, Fla. – A Port Orange man was shot and killed Saturday evening after he drove his truck towards two people during a neighborhood altercation, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they responded to the shooting reported around 7:40 p.m. on Jackson Lane off Tomoka Farms Road, west of Port Orange.
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According to a news release, the driver of the truck – identified as 47-year-old Marcus Blicker – “started following and erratically swerving at 2 vehicles” after they drove past his house in their vehicles. The vehicles were being driven by a neighbor’s son and his friend, deputies said.
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Deputies said that the son called his father to report that he was being followed.
When the two drivers arrived at the home they were heading to, Blicker also pulled in, yelling and threatening the two, according to the release.
According to the sheriff’s office, the father of one of the drivers came outside with a rifle, warned Blicker to leave, then fired warning shots into the air.
That’s when deputies said that Blicker’s truck reversed, sped forward toward the father and another person who was standing nearby.
“The father fired several shots at the truck as it drove at them, and the truck came to a stop in the front yard,” the release read in part.
According to the release, the incident was captured on video and audio recordings, which both support the accounts of both the shooter and other witnesses.
Blicker was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputies said a dog in Blicker’s truck was injured during the shooting, but is expected to recover.
There are no criminal charges against the shooter at this time and the investigation is active and ongoing.
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