VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A man was sentenced this week in Volusia County to over 52 years in prison in connection with a double shooting and escape.

Malik McKenzie was sentenced in two cases to 52.5 years in prison followed by five years of probation after he entered a no-contest plea in September to two counts of wearing a mask while committing attempted first-degree murder, wearing a mask while committing burglary of a dwelling while armed with a firearm and escape.

The Office Of The State Attorney R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit, said McKenzie was accused of wearing a mask and gloves and breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s Deltona home in August 2024.

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Officials said McKenzie shot the woman and her fiancé multiple times.

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