Brenden Watkins, a 17-year-old resident of Deltona, Florida, was found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene on the 2000 block of El Campo Avenue on Christmas night 2025. Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched about 8:49 p.m. after reports of a shooting; first responders tried life‑saving measures but Watkins did not survive.

Investigators said the shooting may have occurred during an attempted robbery, though detectives were still piecing together the exact circumstances. In the days after the killing, authorities canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence but reported no arrests. The Sheriff’s Office described the investigation as active and asked anyone with information to contact them.

If anyone witnessed activity on El Campo Avenue that evening or has information about Brenden Watkins’s death, please share what you know with investigators.