DeLand shooting suspects arrested: 11/18/22

Yesterday, detectives located and arrested Damarion Mims ("Taz") and Elijah Bruten ("Lala"), both 18, both suspects in recent shootings in DeLand. Bruten (arrested in this video) is charged with principal to aggravated assault with a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm, delinquent in possession of a firearm, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, no valid driver's license and possession of marijuana. A 9mm handgun was recovered from under the driver's seat of the vehicle Bruten was driving. Mims is charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and violation of probation. The vehicle he shot at was occupied by several people including a toddler. Both suspects are currently being held without bond at the Volusia County Branch Jail. Proactive law enforcement operations will continue in the Spring Hill area in cooperation with the DeLand Police Department as investigations into several recent shootings remain active.