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DELAND, Fla. - One man was shot and killed early Sunday morning during a house party in DeLand, according to the DeLand Police Department.

Police responded to the 600 block of Kentucky Avenue just before 3 a.m. where they found a man suffering from two gunshot wounds, according to police.

Investigators learned the victim and 23-year-old Dawson Summers were involved in an altercation earlier in the evening. Police said the victim challenged Summers to a fight prompting Summers to retrieve a firearm.

Officials believe Summers shot the victim twice after the two engaged in mutual combat.

A gun was later located inside the laundry room of the home, according to police.

Summers was arrested on charges of aggravated battery of a deadly weapon.

Victim information has not yet be

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