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David Jewell

Gender : Male

Age : 45

Race : White

Date : 09/15/2025

Location : Circle K, Ocean Shore Boulevard and Wisteria Drive

City : Ormond-by-the-Sea

County : Volusia

State : Florida

Agency : Edgewater Police Department

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Off-duty officer killed in targeted ambush

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On September 15, 2025, Edgewater Police Officer David Jewell, 45, was off duty and entered a Circle K at Ocean Shore Boulevard and Wisteria Drive in Ormond-by-the-Sea. While inside, a store clerk retrieved a jacket from a vehicle, returned, and ambushed Jewell from behind with a gun. Multiple shots were fired, and Jewell was killed at the scene. Authorities described the shooting as an assassination-style attack.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wesh.com/article/edgewater-police-officer-shot-killed-gas-station/66121660
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/1-dead-ormond-by-the-sea-shooting-2-detained-deputies-say
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/09/16/off-duty-edgewater-police-officer-shot-killed-at-central-florida-gas-station-officials-say
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/circle-k-clerk-accused-killing-103145574.html