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Good afternoon. I called this press conference to make a statement concerning the involvement of the DeLand Police Department in yesterday’s incident (5/12/20) where a Deltona man identified as Gregory M. Howe w/m/37 was fatally shot by Volusia County Sheriff’s Deputies in Deltona. Let me say from the outset contrary to what some media outlets reported last evening based on information given to them by the Volusia County Sheriff that no DeLand Police officers were involved in any kind of pursuit (not a slow speed pursuit or any speed pursuit which had been reported by some media outlets last evening and this morning). In addition, none of our vehicles were actively following him after he fled the scene of the traffic stop. The DeLand Police Department’s involvement in our incident was as follows: At approximately 2:44 pm on May 12, 2020 DeLand Motor Officer Mike Stacy was monitoring traffic in a stationary patrol at South Florida Avenue facing North at West Beresford Avenue. He observed a w/m wearing a neon green shirt driving a white GMC truck bearing Florida registration Z619 drive past his location and observed that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt as is required by Florida State statute. Officer Stacy noted in his report that the front driver’s side window was down which gave him a clear and unobstructed view of the driver and the seat belt violation. The vehicle continued west on West Beresford Avenue and then turned south on South Clara Avenue. Officer Stacy decided at this time to conduct a traffic stop of the vehicle for the seat belt violation. Ofc. Stacy activated his lights at the intersection of W. Beresford and S. Clara Avenue as the truck turned onto South Clara Avenue. Officer Stacy noted in his report that as he did this he noticed the driver reaching down and toward the passenger’s side of the vehicle. The vehicle stopped at West Carter Street and South Clara Avenue. Officer Stacy approached the driver and engaged in conversation. He asked the driver what he had been reaching for and noted that he seemed nervous and would not respond to his questions. Officer Stacy was eventually able to obtain his driver’s license and went back to his vehicle to conduct a record’s check on the driver who was identified by his driver’s license as Gregory M. Howe of Haversham Road Deltona DOB; 4/4/83 age 37. The records check revealed that Howe’s driver’s license was currently suspended. Officer Stacy decided to issue two citations to Howe – one for the seat belt violation (the initial reason for the stop) and another for driving on a suspended license. As he was writing these citations he had called for an officer to provide back up for him due to the driver’s conduct and evasiveness when asked about what he was r ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZSUPMAP2yk