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Suspect Charged With Murder Of Man Found Shot And Lying In On McDavid’s Main Street
February 19, 2025
A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder after a Tuesday night McDavid shooting victim died.
Antonio Marshone DeSoto of McDavid was booked into the Escambia County Jail without bond about 4:30 Wednesday morning.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said the two had met for a marijuana deal.
The victim, a 34-year old Pensacola man, was found lying in Main Street directly in front of the McDavid Post Office about 8:40 p.m. Tuesday. He was just a few feet away from the driver’s door of a Chevrolet SUV that remained in the roadway.
The victim, who was suffering from two gunshot wounds, was transported by Escambia County EMS to the nearby McDavid Fire Station before being airlifted by Medstar AirCare helicopter to a Pensacola hospital where he later died. His identity has not been released.
DeSoto reportedly fled the scene in another vehicle toward nearby Highway 164. That’s where Escambia County Sheriff’s Office K-9 units and drones searched, later taking DeSoto into custody outside a home in the 100 block of Highway 164, just west of Highway 29 and Driver Road, about a half mile from the shooting scene.
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14 Responses to “Suspect Charged With Murder Of Man Found Shot And Lying In On McDavid’s Main Street”
People don’t try to undercut on alcohol, gas station kratom, or coffee and kill each other over it, lol
Just sad . All over marijuana.
CONTEMPLATING:
“If we made everything legal, then there would be no crime”
Inherently true, but I suspect there would be more killings and assaults. They just wouldn’t be against the law.
@John
I guess you lost me on that. Just because you make the crap legal doesn’t mean this kind of folks aren’t going to still be selling it ,cheaper, and killing one another over it.
If we made everything legal, then there would be no crime.
@Billy Preston
It wasn’t the drug that killed him. It was a fellow criminal who did.
Get your facts straight.
@billypreston illegal activity is inherently dangerous. This is actually part of the argument for the legalization of marijuana. This guy didn’t die from smoking weed. He died from participating in illegal activity. If weed was legal this particular incident would not have occurred.
Where’s the argument that “weed is a harmless drug” now that it’s ended in a man being killed during a marijuana deal?
You can go to any vape shop and buy legal THC products now (delta 8 and delta 9). Why in the world are people still going through all of this to buy the green stuff?
Condolences to the families. My heart breaks for you.May my prayers find you & bring you peace.May the Law give you answers and justice.RIP
Sincerely,KReed
So sad praying for both families.
You’re seriously going to kill someone over weed? Absolute nonsense
They should do to him. As he did to his victim.
This is senseless and horrible for the victim and his family. Bless their hearts and throw away the key on the cell of the shooter.