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Daniel Lee Upton

Case from Port-saint-joe, FL dated Aug 19, 2019

Victim Details

Daniel Lee Upton

Male

White / Caucasian

Port-saint-joe

FL

2019-08-19

30

Daniel

Lee Upton

07/16/2026

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Daniel Lee Upton, a 30-year-old resident of Lakeland, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 19, 2019, in Port Saint Joe, Florida. The incident occurred in the Gulf Aire Subdivision on St. Joe Beach, where Upton was shot by Stephen Michael Smith, a 25-year-old from LaGrange, Georgia. The Gulf County Sheriff's Office responded to a shots fired call at 204 Sea Pines Lane shortly after 10:00 am. Upton was transported to Bay County Hospital, where he underwent surgery but unfortunately succumbe ...
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  • Gulf County shooting suspect dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound
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