Police say man buys beer for DeLand bar patron, shoots at him after demanding payback

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A shooting over beer money occurred early Saturday outside a DeLand bar where three weeks ago a man was shot and killed, police said.
In the latest incident, police said the suspected shooter, Calvin Roosevelt Gilbert, 55, shot at a man outside McCabe's Bar at 225 N. Amelia Ave. at 2:05 a.m. after he was not reimbursed $5 for a beer.
Police said Gilbert did not know the victim and met him at the bar. Witnesses reported Gilbert bought a beer for the victim. At closing time, he confronted the victim outside the bar and demanded reimbursement for the drink, police said.
An argument ensued in the parking lot, and during the exchange, Gilbert pulled a gun from his satchel and fired at the victim while he stood three feet away, investigators said.
The victim ducked to avoid getting shot and the bullet struck an exterior cooler and entered a wall, police said.
A single 9mm shell casing was recovered at the scene.
On May 3, DeLand police said Keshod Harris, 32, of DeLand, was struck multiple times in the chest when Avantae Williams, 24, a graduate of DeLand High School and a former college football player with the Miami Hurricanes and Maryland Terrapins, allegedly shot Harris because of jealousy over a woman.
Harris was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
On Saturday, DeLand police said they were looking for Gilbert, who was identified by the victim and staff at the bar. He was seen in a video surveillance recording leaving in a tan 1999 Nissan Quest van, police said.
Anyone with information on Gilbert's whereabouts is asked not to approach him, and contact the DeLand Police Department or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 800-222- TIPS (8477).
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Argument over beer money ends in gunfire in DeLand