Boca Raton Police ID Victims in Deadly Hotel Shooting

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Boca Raton police on Monday identified the two victims who were killed in a shooting that was allegedly perpetrated by a Boynton Beach man who later fled to Georgia.

Police identified the two victims – described as one white male and one white female – following the notification of next of kin. The victims are Christopher Liszak, 49, and Chandler Dill, 32, both of Oakland Park, Broward County. Both were shot and killed Friday in the parking lot of the 365 Ocean Hotel on N. Ocean Boulevard in Boca Raton.

The alleged shooter, De’Vante Moss, 30, of Boynton Beach, was arrested on Saturday after fleeing to Laurens County, GA, where he was pulled over by police and arrested. He has been held in the Laurens County Jail since his arrest, pending extradition. Boca Raton police said a photo of the suspect would be released once one was obtained from the out-0f-state agency.

According to police, Moss’ vehicle was connected to the double homicide that occurred just before 5 p.m. Friday. Witnesses on scene told officers the a suspect fled in a silver Jaguar, and through video surveillance, Boca Raton Police detectives determined the vehicle was no longer in the area. Detectives were, however, able to obtain the license plate number and the vehicle was entered into a nationwide law enforcement database as a wanted vehicle in connection with the homicide investigation.

On scene, detectives spoke with witnesses and gathered video evidence, who provided information about the events leading up to the shooting that left two victims dead, and a third victim hospitalized. Moments before the shooting, the suspect was seen exiting one of the hotel rooms and running with a purse. A woman, who exited the same room, was seen running after the suspect and demanding her belongings, police said.

As the suspect attempted to get into the driver’s seat of the Jaguar, he struggled with the woman, said Officer Jessica Desir. Two males then intervened and, during the altercation, the suspect raised a firearm and shot the woman and two males, before fleeing the area.

During the investigation, the suspect was identified as Moss, the registered owner of the Jaguar.