Christopher Alan Wooldridge, 42, of DeLand, Florida, was shot and killed on August 15, 2025, during a confrontation in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Botts Landing Road. Deputies were dispatched about 11:22 a.m., and Wooldridge was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities described the episode as arising from a domestic situation that escalated into violence.

Reports say the day before there was a brief physical altercation between the suspect and his girlfriend that was not reported to law enforcement. The next morning the girlfriend called Wooldridge to pick her up; when he arrived the suspect confronted him, told him to leave, and after a second confrontation opened fire multiple times. Neighbors heard several shots; a maintenance man at the complex was later identified as the gunman and allegedly shot Wooldridge in the head, chest, and hand. Deputies recovered a firearm inside an apartment.

Deputies arrested 68-year-old Juan Antonio Huertas Figueroa, the complex maintenance man, at the scene and charged him with first-degree murder; officials said he was being held without bond as the investigation continued. Did anyone in the Botts Landing Road area see what happened that morning or have information about interactions between the parties involved?