Elmer Panameno Zelaya, 53, was shot to death on May 7, 2024, in Port Orange. Police say the shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. on Elda Lane, off Spruce Creek Road south of Nova Road; officers found Zelaya with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

During an altercation inside the residence Zelaya allegedly struck Santiago Carlos Hernandez Castrodad with a Bluetooth speaker. The confrontation moved into the front yard, where Hernandez Castrodad, 40, shot Zelaya. A witness reported hearing six or seven gunshots.

Hernandez Castrodad, a resident of Edgewater, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and has been held without bond in the Volusia County Branch Jail. He had prior bookings in Volusia County in 2007 and 2009, the latter for domestic battery. The investigation is ongoing and there is no indication investigators are treating the killing as justified self-defense or defense of property.

If anyone knew Elmer Zelaya, Nicole Collins, or Santiago Hernandez Castrodad, or witnessed the incident, please share what you know with investigators.