DeLand Police Execute Search Warrant in 2-Death Shooting Probe With SWAT and FBI

Q: Why did a simple act of spreading a dog's ashes end in a brutal double homicide in a vacant DeLand lot?

It is not yet known why this ended in a double homicide. The only established facts are that Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18, were in DeLand to spread the ashes of Campbell’s dog, Hinata, and were later found shot multiple times in a vacant industrial lot at 213 W. New York Ave. Police have not identified a suspect, announced arrests, or confirmed a motive. Investigators have also said they cannot yet say whether the two friends were specifically targeted. That means there is no verified evidence so far that the ash-spreading itself triggered the violence. What is clear is the timeline. Surveillance video showed Rose and Campbell walking together around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the last confirmed sighting. Their bodies were found Wednesday night around 10:40 p.m. Family members had been searching for them after they stopped answering calls, and one victim’s mother tracked a phone to the area and helped find them. Investigators have said both men suffered multiple gunshot wounds. A search warrant was later executed at a home on Loughton Street with help from SWAT and the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, showing the case is active and that detectives are pursuing leads. But authorities have not publicly tied the killings to any broader crime operation or other shootings. So the honest answer is that the dog’s ashes were the reason the two young men were together in DeLand, not a proven reason they were killed. The motive remains unknown.

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Saturday night's search targeted a DeLand home as police, the Volusia Sheriff's Office SWAT team and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force pressed the double-homicide investigation.
The warrant follows the discovery of Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18, shot dead in a vacant lot Wednesday around 10:40 p.m., with no suspect or motive yet announced.
Surveillance footage released by police shows the two friends walking together Tuesday evening, and investigators have not said whether they were specifically targeted.
Rose was a Citadel cadet and newly joined South Carolina Army National Guard member; Campbell had returned to DeLand from the Chicago area, where relatives said he was mourning the death of his 8-year-old dog.
Police are still seeking tips as the case widens from the initial killings to a broader search for whoever carried out the shootings.