Daytona Beach Police said Friday they hoped to soon have an arrest warrant for a suspect they believe killed two men dead early Thursday morning.

Investigators are not releasing the name of that suspect yet.

Three people were shot at Biarritz Club, located at 309 Pearl St. The call came in around 2:30 a.m.

Investigators say a fight between two groups of men in their early twenties broke out, escalating into gunfire when one of the men was knocked unconscious.

Police arrived to the scene and found three men with gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead at the scene. Another was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead around 4 a.m.

A third man was also taken to Halifax Health Medical Center with gunshots to both legs. He survived. The names of the victims aren't being released at this time.

People who live and work in the area where the shooting happened are calling for an end to the gun violence.



“I want to connect with everybody. Just try to end all this violence,” said Tamika Crumiell.

Crumiell says she had already organized a candlelight vigil for Sunday in response to a string of shootings in the area of the Biarritz Club.

All Lives Matter candelight vigil

Sunday, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Allen Chapel AME Church

George Engram Boulevard

Police say in 2015, there have been eight shootings in the exact same place where bullets were flying again Thursday morning.

“This is our ninth and 10th murders, the most we’ve had since I’ve been here. Gun violence is on the rise,” said Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood.

Crumiell, a Daytona Beach resident and business owner, is going door to door to get as many people as possible united together to fight for change.

“This is foolishness. It’s time for a change. It’s time for people to think before they act,” said Crumiell.

Chitwood said police are using surveillance footage from the scene to conduct the investigation.

Police said there were dozens of witnesses, but no one is cooperating with the investigation. "There were 50 plus people out here when it happened, but of course nobody saw anything, nobody heard anything," said Chitwood.

“You just scratch your head and think how did human life become so cheap? How have we gotten to this point?” said Chitwood.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Daytona Beach Police Department.

If you are interesting in helping out with Sunday's vigil, you can contact Crumiell at 386-295-6629.



Crime scene investigators comb the scene behind a building near where the shooting took place. (Bailey Myers, Staff)