14-05-2025
Two men charged with attempted murder for shooting outside a local adult night club
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Panama City Police Department and Springfield Police Department responded to the area of Bambi's Dollhouse regarding gunshots being heard on Saturday.
Officers responded at about 2:45 a.m. However, they confirmed no injured parties were located.
Officers said they found several vehicles had been struck by gunfire.
Through the course of the investigation, detectives identified and interviewed witnesses, located surveillance footage, and collected evidence to determine the facts of the case.
Investigators said they learned 25-year-old Chrishaun Dozier and 26-year-old Zacchaeus Lyles became involved in a dispute inside Bambi's Dollhouse before being escorted out by staff.
Once outside, officials said the dispute continued to escalate with firearms being displayed and verbal threats made.
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According to a news release, Dozier entered a blue Ford F-150 and, before leaving the area, pointed a firearm at Lyles. As the truck drove off with Dozier inside and no longer posing an immediate threat to him, Lyles fired approximately seven rounds from a 9mm handgun.
The F-150 then changed directions, circling the block, and came back towards Lyles, with Dozier firing approximately 10 rounds at Lyles from a .40 caliber handgun, officials wrote.
Detectives obtained arrest warrants for both subjects and searched diligently for the two suspects.
On Tuesday, Dozier turned himself in to the Panama City Police Police Department. He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and firing a weapon from a vehicle.
On Wednesday, detectives and Task Force members located Lyles at a residence in the 2400 block of E. 3rd St., where he was taken into custody without incident.
Lyles has been charged with attempted murder, firing into a vehicle, and felon in possession of a firearm.
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