09/23/2024
Public Service Update
Boca Raton Police make arrest in double homicide investigation
Boca Raton, FL – 30-year-old De’Vante Moss is under arrest this afternoon after he was stopped by the Laurens County Sheriff's Office in Georgia. Moss’ vehicle is connected to the double homicide that occurred just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday in the parking lot of 365 North Ocean Boulevard (365 Ocean Hotel). Witnesses on scene advised the 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 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, providing information about the events leading up to the shooting that left two victims dead, and one victim hospitalized. Moments before the shooting, the suspect was seen exiting one of the hotel rooms and running with a purse. A woman, who also exited the same room, ran after the suspect demanding her belongings. As the suspect attempted to get into the driver’s seat of the Jaguar, he struggled with the woman. Two males 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 De’Vante Moss, the registered owner of the Jaguar. Boca Raton Police detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Moss and he is currently being held in Laurens County, GA awaiting extradition to the Palm Beach County Jail. Moss is charged with two counts of First-Degree Murder with a Firearm and one count of Attempted First-Degree Murder with a Firearm.
The identities of the deceased victims have not yet been released as next of kin notifications are in process. If you have information about this ongoing investigation, please contact Detective Dale Graham at (561) 620-6175.
ARRESTED:
De’Vante Lashawn Moss
DOB: 1/17/1994
Boynton Beach, FL
