Video: Deputies safely secure man barricaded inside Deltona business

Date Added: June 27, 2025 2:57 pm

Deputies were able to safely secure a 31-year-old man who entered a Deltona business Thursday night with a knife and barricaded himself inside. 

Deputies responded to the call around 6 p.m. at Deltona Tobacco and Vape. The store manager was able to safely exit the store to call 911 while the man remained inside and refused to exit. No customers were inside. 

Responding deputies began negotiating with the man at length through the store’s glass door. Nearby businesses were evacuated as precaution.

At 6:45 p.m. deputies moved in with less lethal shotguns. The less lethal round did not appear to hit the man but startled him enough for deputies to get inside the store to safely secure him.

He was taken into protective custody under the Baker Act and transported to the hospital.