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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 ...Read More
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Daniel Lee Upton
Male
White / Caucasian
Port-saint-joe
FL
2019-08-19
30
Daniel
Lee Upton
11/17/2025






