Wednesday, September 17, 2025

OFF-DUTY COP BACKSHOT BY STORE EMPLOYEE

By Bob Walsh

 

l-r: david jewell and eduardo machado
Edgewater, Florida police officer David Jewell and his murderer, Eduardo Machado
 

Edgewater Florida PD officer David Jewell was shot in the back and killed by an employee of the Circle K Store where he stopped for a hot dog on Monday afternoon.

The officer was waiting in line to buy a hot dog at the store when an employee of the store exited the back, retrieved a firearm and shot Officer Jewell in the back several times, killing him.  There is reasonably good quality surveillance footage of the murder.  The killer's weapon seemed to jam and the killer cleared the jam and continued to shoot Jewel as he lay on the floor.  Jewell and the shooter knew each other.  Jewell was a frequent customer in the store.  

Before becoming a cop Jewell had worked in the communication section at the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

The shooter was arrested at the scene.  There is no known motive in the shooting. The shooter, Eduardo Machado, 24, is a legal resident alien and is believed to have some mental health issues.  He has admitted to the shooting.

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