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Arrest made after man shot, injured in Deltona park over fight about a woman, documents say

Jeremy Castillo Ortiz is charged with principal to attempted second-degree murder after deputies say he was involved in a fight that led to a shooting.

Arrest made after man shot, injured in Deltona park over fight about a woman, documents say

Jeremy Castillo Ortiz is charged with principal to attempted second-degree murder after deputies say he was involved in a fight that led to a shooting.

THE INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. TODAY, WE’RE FINDING OUT NEW DETAILS AFTER A MAN WAS SHOT AT A DELTONA PARK. WESH PAMELA COMB GOT A HOLD OF THE COURT DOCUMENTS THAT REVEALED THIS SHOOTING WAS ALL OVER. A GIRL. ARE YOU MR. CASTILLO ORTIZ? YES, SIR. ON TUESDAY, 19 YEAR OLD JEREMY CASTILLO ORTIZ MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT. CASTILLO ORTIZ IS CHARGED WITH PRINCIPAL TO ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER AFTER DEPUTIES SAY HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FIGHT THAT LED TO A SHOOTING SUNDAY NIGHT AT MANNY RODRIGUEZ PARK IN DELTONA. TUESDAY IN COURT, ERTHE’S PUBLIC DEFENDER WAS ASKING THE JUDGE TO GRANT HIM BOND, BUT THE STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE WAS IN DISAGREEMENT. THERE IS A SAFETY RISK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE, GIVEN THE FACTS AS CONTAINED IN THESE 707, THIS ALL COMES AFTER DEPUTIES REVEAL THERE WAS A FIGHT AT THE PARK. ONE NEIGHBOR’S SURVEILLANCE CAMERA CAUGHT THIS. PEOPLE SCREAMING FOLLOWED BY RAPID FIRE IN DOCUMENTS WESH TO OBTAIN. WE LEARNED THIS WAS ALL OVER A FIGHT FOR A GIRL. AFTER SOME MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED ON INSTAGRAM. HOW ARE WE SO SHORT TEMPERED THAT WE’RE NOT SOLVING ISSUES SOCIETALLY THROUGH CONVERSATION? RATHER THAN THIS SOMEWHERE? SOME SKILL SETS NOT GETTING TAUGHT OR IT’S GETTING FORGOTTEN, OR IT’S BEEN TOO PERMISSIVE. SO THAT’S WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO GET BACK AND ADDRESS. DELTONA CITY COMMISSIONER DANA MCCOOL BELIEVES GUN SAFETY IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TALKED ABOUT. I’M TRYING TO EDUCATE PARENTS, YOUNG ADULTS BETTER ON WHAT THE HAZARDS ARE. NOW. YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT’S IN THE HOSPITAL AND BAD CONDITION OVER A STUPID ARGUMENT. IT WAS REALLY OVER A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ARGUMENT. CASTILLO ORTIZ IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND. REPORTING
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Arrest made after man shot, injured in Deltona park over fight about a woman, documents say

Jeremy Castillo Ortiz is charged with principal to attempted second-degree murder after deputies say he was involved in a fight that led to a shooting.

On Tuesday, 19-year-old Jeremy Castillo Ortiz made his first appearance in court. Castillo Ortiz is charged with principal to attempted second-degree murder after deputies say he was involved in a fight that led to a shooting Sunday night at Manny Rodriguez Park in Deltona.This all comes after deputies revealed there was a fight at the park. One neighbor's surveillance camera caught this screaming at the park that night, followed by rapid fire.In the court document WESH 2 obtained, we learned that the fight was over a girl."How are we so short tempered that we're not solving issues societally through conversation rather than this somewhere some skill sets not getting taught or is getting forgotten or has been too permissive," said Dana McCool, Deltona City Commissioner. "So that's what we need to get back and address."McCool believes gun safety is something that needs to be talked about."I'm trying to educate parents, young adults, better on what the hazards are," McCool said."Now you have somebody that's in the hospital in bad condition over a stupid argument," McCool added. "It was really over a junior high school argument."Castillo Ortiz is currently being held without bond.

On Tuesday, 19-year-old Jeremy Castillo Ortiz made his first appearance in court.

Castillo Ortiz is charged with principal to attempted second-degree murder after deputies say he was involved in a fight that led to a shooting Sunday night at Manny Rodriguez Park in Deltona.

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This all comes after deputies revealed there was a fight at the park. One neighbor's surveillance camera caught this screaming at the park that night, followed by rapid fire.

In the court document WESH 2 obtained, we learned that the fight was over a girl.

"How are we so short tempered that we're not solving issues societally through conversation rather than this somewhere some skill sets not getting taught or is getting forgotten or has been too permissive," said Dana McCool, Deltona City Commissioner. "So that's what we need to get back and address."

McCool believes gun safety is something that needs to be talked about.

"I'm trying to educate parents, young adults, better on what the hazards are," McCool said.

"Now you have somebody that's in the hospital in bad condition over a stupid argument," McCool added. "It was really over a junior high school argument."

Castillo Ortiz is currently being held without bond.