Two friends, 18-year-old Samson Yamil Campbell and 19-year-old Dustin Rose, were shot dead the evening of July 29, 2026, inside a vacant industrial property at 213 West New York Avenue in DeLand, Florida, behind the Athens Theatre. They were found shortly before 11 p.m. and pronounced dead at the scene. Campbell had returned to his hometown to scatter the family dog’s ashes; both young men were known in the community and mourned by family and friends.

Investigators say the pair had arranged to meet 17-year-old Keyan Jayden Rundell that night. The encounter reportedly lasted about three minutes and became an altercation. Surveillance footage led police to Rundell, who was arrested on August 4 at a hotel in Manatee County and charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Officers recovered an e-bike and clothing believed linked to the incident, and say Campbell had a gun that did not match the scene casings while Rose carried pepper spray. Rundell’s father was later charged with accessory after the fact.

What details about that July 29 meeting or the people involved might help explain how it turned deadly?