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Donald Nielsen

Case from Deland, FL dated Aug 18, 2025

Victim Details

Donald Herbert Nielsen

Male

White / Caucasian

Deland

FL

2025-08-18

67

Donald

Nielsen

07/06/2026

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Donald Herbert Nielsen, 67, a male and White/Caucasian resident of DeLand, Florida, died on August 18, 2025. Public memorial listings confirm his name, age, and date of death in DeLand, marking the day he was lost to gun violence. An obituary published by his funeral home places his life span from October 28, 1957 through August 18, 2025.

On the night of August 18, DeLand police were called around 10:30 p.m. to the area behind the Dollar General at 745 N. Spring Garden Avenue, where a ho ...
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  • If shooter was defending himself from baseball bat attack, why were there no marks on him?
  • Man shoots, kills another man over beer and cigarettes at homeless camp, DeLand police say
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