DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A $10,000 reward was offered Sunday afternoon for information leading to the arrest in a 18-year-old's homicide outside a middle school.

  • Eric Gordon found slumped in vehicle that crashed into school
  • Police Chief Craig Capri said person seen fleeing from scene
  • Investigators offering $10,000 reward for info leading to arrest

Eric L. Gordon was found slumped over the driver's seat of a vehicle that had crashed into a building ta Campbell Middle School and was "bleeding profusely" just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Daytona Beach Police.

He died at Halifax Hospital of what Chief Craig Capri said during a news conference Sunday was an apparent gunshot wound. 

Investigators say the vehicle that Gordon was driving had gone through the rear fence of the school and struck a building.

Witnesses told police they heard gunshots, and the driver's side door had bullet holes in it, police say.

Capri said during the news conference that at least two witnesses reported seeing at least one person run flee from the crash scene. Investigators think that person was a male.

"We do know our victim was not alone," Capri said.

Police are asking for the public's help, offering the reward for information that will lead to an arrest in the case. Capri and Gordon's mother described the 18-year-old as a "good kid" who has never been in trouble and loved to play basketball. His mother said Gordon kissed her goodbye before she went to bed, and that was the last time she saw him.

“Eric was a loving kid who cared for me. He meant everything to me and my mom, and he didn't deserve it," Gordon's mother, Vickie, said. "Please, if anyone has information, please let us know. My baby was taken from me too early, way to early," she said.

"The person who fled from the car needs to come forward," Capri said.

Investigators are currently reviewing "electronic evidence" but Capri did not elaborate.

"We're not going to let up. We're going to keep going into the night (for however) long it takes to get justice for the victim and closure for the family," he said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Dave Dinardi of the Daytona Beach Police Department at 1-386-671-5200.

Eric Gordon was found shot in a crashed vehicle at Campbell Middle School in Daytona Beach on Saturday night. His mom and Police Chief Craig Capri described him as a good and loving kid. (Courtesy of family)
Eric Gordon was found shot in a crashed vehicle at Campbell Middle School in Daytona Beach on Saturday night. His mom and Police Chief Craig Capri described him as a good and loving kid. (Courtesy of family)