Arrest made in shooting of teen who was headed home after a graduation party
A DeLand man accused of shooting into a car and grazing a 16-year-old boy in the head while he was heading home from a graduation party was arrested Wednesday, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office.
Travis Fowler, 25, who was tracked down through a food stamp card he used at a gas station, was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail on charges of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and providing false information to law enforcement. He was being held on Thursday without bail.
The injured teen was struck in the head by the stray bullet after midnight on Sunday. He is continuing to recover from his injury, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said.
Court records show Fowler has been arrested for burglaries at apartment complexes in Daytona Beach. He served four years' probation for the burglaries, which he completed in July 2024.
Volusia County deputies said Fowler was arguing with a group at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of North Woodland Boulevard and fired a gun. The bullet, in addition to striking the teen, also shattered the rear window of the vehicle. The boy's family was also in the car, according to deputies.
Deputies used video surveillance recordings from near the scene and canvassed the area. Investigators found more surveillance camera recordings of Fowler at a nearby gas station where he used his EBT card, the sheriff's office said.
Fowler, who was arrested after deputies spotted him leaving his apartment complex, had a suspended driver's license and was driving a car with an incorrect tag, investigators said.
Fowler said he was in Orlando the night of the shooting, but deputies showed him the video footage placing him at the gas station just before the shooting, the Facebook post said.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: DeLand man arrested in shooting that injured 16-year-old boy
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