The suspect who fled the scene of a shooting at McCabe’s bar was arrested on Sunday, according to the DeLand Police Department.
Police arrested Calvin Roosevelt Gilbert, 55, on Sunday on charges of attempted first-degree murder and using a firearm while under the influence of alcohol, the agency said.
Around 2 a.m. on Saturday, police allege, Gilbert was at McCabe’s bar and offered to buy a man — whom he didn’t know prior — a drink but at closing he demanded the man pay him back, DeLand PD said.
When the man didn’t pay, an argument ensued and Gilbert took out a black handgun and fired a single shot at the man standing three feet away, the police said. The man ducked and was not hit by the bullet.
Through their investigation, police discovered surveillance video that showed the incident and Gilbert — who was later identified via a photo lineup by the victim — fleeing the area on foot, then getting into a tan 1999 Nissan Quest van.
Gilbert was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail and held on no bond, the agency said.
A media conference was scheduled for Tuesday at DeLand Police Department headquarters.