Shooting: Attempted murder arrest 4/7/19

DELAND MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN SHOOTING A DeLand man is in custody on a charge of attempted murder after he shot another man in the abdomen Sunday night. The shooting victim survived. Volusia County sheriff’s deputies responded to the shooting at 118 W. Palmetto Ave. around 9:40 p.m. Sunday and found the victim lying inside the house with a gunshot wound to his stomach. Witnesses said he’d just been shot by Jeremy Blais, who was living in a van parked outside the house. Blais ran from the scene after the shooting and ended up at a nearby Denny’s restaurant on Woodland Boulevard, where he saw several people outside and asked for help. They pointed him to a DeLand Police Department patrol vehicle parked across the street. Blais threw his handgun in a Denny’s trash can and went to the DeLand PD officer. The shooting victim was conscious and alert when units arrived, and he was airlifted to Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford, where he underwent surgery. Witnesses said there was no altercation or confrontation before Blais fired at the victim. The two had been in an ongoing disagreement over Blais’ living arrangements, and Blais was upset the victim had moved some of Blais’ property onto the driveway. Blais was being held without bond Monday morning at the Volusia County Branch Jail.