Second man attacked with machete in bloody street fight
BREAKING NEWS: Justin Riley, 29, shown here at left in a previous Volusia County Jail mug arrest, suffered a major wound to his arm when he was attacked witrh a machete early Saturday morning in Daytona Beach. A second man was gunned down in the street.DAYTONA BEACH -- Blood was spilled in a street fight in the Highridge Estates under the cover of darkness with one man shot to death and a second attacked with a machete-type weapon requiring life-saving surgery to close a deep wound to his left forearm.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office has identified the 5:36 a.m. homicide victim on Aspen Street as 41-year-old Brian Leverett. Justin Riley, 29, underwent life-saving surgery at Halifax Medical Center for a deep wound to his left forearm.
Investigators with the Sheriff's Office's Major Case Unit have detained two brothers for questioning and a possible motive for the violence.
Based on preliminary findings, the fight began with a confrontation early Saturday morning at 9 Aspen St. in which the victims ran from the house. Both victims live in the neighborhood. Riley sought help a couple houses down, at 13 Aspen St. A short while later, there was a confrontation in the street that resulted in Leverett being shot dead in the carport of 13 Aspen St.
Two different guns, a rife and a firearm, were believed to have been used in the shooting. The Volusia County Medical Examiner's Office has taken custody of Leverett's body.
A short while ago, Sheriff's investigators began executing a search warrant at 9 Aspen St. to look for evidence from the initial confrontation.