Man faces murder charge after fatal shotgun incident in South Daytona
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A South Daytona man is accused of shooting and killing an acquaintance with a shotgun after an argument at an apartment, according to an arrest affidavit.Justin Bryan is charged with second-degree murder with a firearm in the death of Rob Panayotis. Bryan was arrested on October 28, according to the South Daytona Police Department. The affidavit lists no bond.Related-- Suspect in custody after early-morning homicide in South DaytonaAccording to the arrest affidavit, four people met at Cozy Corner in Port Orange on October 27 before going to Mark’s Sports Bar in South Daytona. The group later agreed to meet at an apartment on South Ridgewood Avenue.The affidavit states the group eventually gathered at the apartment in the early morning hours of October 28.Investigators allege an argument broke out after the group spent time together in a bedroom. According to the affidavit, Panayotis told Bryan, “this is why you don’t switch clubs,” referring to motorcycle clubs. Investigators said Brya