Deltona’s Thomas A. Calderon Wanted for Attempted Murder

37-year-old Deltona resident Thomas A. Calderon is wanted for attempted second-degree murder, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday. Calderon is the primary suspect in a shooting that took place Tuesday morning in Deltona. According to the VSO, the victim was taken to an Orange City hospital at around 3:11 am on Tuesday. A 29-year-old man, the victim had sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He has not succumbed to his wounds, and is said to be in critical but stable condition at another hospital in Sanford. An investigation by the VSO led to the conclusion that Calderon and the victim were at 1500 Flagami Terrace in Deltona when the incident occurred, just off of N Normandy Blvd. The home is Calderon’s residence, the VSO says. The two had reportedly gotten into an argument stemming from the victim’s apparent treatment of his girlfriend. It was then Calderon is said to have produced a firearm and shot the victim. His girlfriend was the one reported to have brought him to the hospital. “Calderon did not like the way that the victim was speaking to his girlfriend, so in turn, defended her honor and shot him once in the stomach,” Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood told On the Scene News CFL. A search warrant was executed by deputies at the Flagami Terrace residence. Calderon’s current location is not known, but the VSO advised he has connections to Sanford and the Seminole County area. Those with information potentially useful in the search for Calderon are asked to call 911. Calderson himself is considered to be armed and dangerous and should not be approached, the VSO says. Calderon has several prior criminal charges in Volusia County, according to jail records. Previous charges include sale or delivery of cocaine, conspiracy to traffick in cocaine between 28 and 200 grams, cocaine possession, MDMA (ecstasy) possession, and drug paraphernalia possession. His four listed bookings were over a timespan from June 2014 to September 2015.