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Teen arrested on murder charges after Citadel cadet and childhood friend found shot dead

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Teen arrested on murder charges after Citadel cadet and childhood friend found shot dead See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Teen arrested on murder charges after Citadel cadet and childhood friend found shot dead See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Authorities have arrested a teen suspect allegedly involved in a double homicide where a Citadel cadet and his childhood friend were gunned down in Florida.

Common ground

The DeLand Police Department announced they arrested a 17-year-old suspect on two counts of second-degree murder.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/us-news/florida-teen-keyan-jayden-rundell-arrested…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A prosecutor can decide whether a minor will be tried as an adult, depending on the offense.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “said the teenager who was arrested has a “pretty good criminal history.””
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The provided evidence consists of general inmate search pages and dictionary definitions of 'The', with no specific mention of the suspect's criminal history.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States). The U.S. also possesses five major territor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_(disambiguation)
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Claim 3: “The pair was found dead the next day in a vacant lot in downtown DeLand, police say.”
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Multiple sources confirm the victims were found dead on July 29 in DeLand, Florida.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. Shrek 2 wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A comedian is one who entertains through comedy, such as jokes and other forms of humour. Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable people born in the U.S. state of Ohio, and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in Ohio.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Ohio
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Claim 4: “Authorities have arrested a teen suspect allegedly involved in a double homicide where a Citadel cadet and his childhood friend were gunned down in Florida.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a teen suspect was arrested for the double homicide of a Citadel cadet and his friend in Florida.
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities have identified a teen suspect allegedly involved in a double homicide where a Citadel cadet and his childhood friend were gunned down in Florida. The DeLand Police Department announced th…
https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-hunt-teen-accused-killing-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities have arrested a teen suspect allegedly involved in a double homicide where a Citadel cadet and his childhood friend were gunned down in Florida. The DeLand Police Department announced they…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/06/teen-arrested-on-murder-charges…
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web search NEUTRAL — Father of teenage suspect in Citadel cadet slaying arrested in Florida.DeLAND, Fla. — Police have charged the father of a 17-year-old double-murder suspect with felony accessory in the slaying of a Ci…
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/citadel-cadet-dust…
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Claim 5: “The DeLand Police Department announced they arrested a 17-year-old suspect on two counts of second-degree murder.”
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Multiple sources confirm the DeLand Police Department issued an arrest warrant for 17-year-old Keyan Jayden Rundell on two counts of second-degree murder.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is the municipal police department of the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Dating back to 1784, the BPD, consisting of 2,935 employees in 2020, is organized into nine…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Berlin Police (German: Polizei Berlin, lit. 'Police Berlin'; formerly Der Polizeipräsident in Berlin, lit. 'The Police President in Berlin') is the Landespolizei (lit. 'state police') force for th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Miami Police Department (MPD), also known as the City of Miami Police Department, is a full-service municipal law enforcement agency serving the city of Miami, Florida, United States. MPD is the l…
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Claim 6: “According to Florida state law, it’s possible for the teen to be charged as an adult once he is arrested.”
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No evidence was provided regarding Florida state law and the charging of minors as adults.
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Claim 7: “Rose recently became a member of the South Carolina Army National Guard.”
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While the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says no evidence found, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly includes a quote from Fox News stating 'Rose recently became a member of the South Carolina Army National Guard.'
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Claim 8: “He was arrested by the US Marshals Service.”
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Web search results explicitly state that the United States Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Keyan Rundell in Ellenton, Florida.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The director of the United States Marshals Service, abbreviated USMS director, is the head of the United States Marshals Service (USMS). The director oversees and manages the operations of the Marshal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the supervision of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the United States Department of Ho…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice. It operates under the direction of the United States attorney general. It i…
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Claim 9: “Rose, who attended The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, was home on break”
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Multiple sources confirm Dustin Rose attended The Citadel Military College of South Carolina and was home on break.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police in DeLand, Fla., announced an arrest made in the double homicide of Citadel student Dustin Rose, 19, and his friend Samson Campbell, 18.
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/citadel-homicide-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rose, who attended The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, was home on break while pursuing his childhood dream of serving in the military. Dustin Rose and Samson Campbell pictured walking tog…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/us-news/florida-teen-keyan-jay…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rose, who attended The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, was home on break while pursuing his childhood dream of serving in the military. According to FOX 35, Rose recently became a member o…
https://www.foxnews.com/us/citadel-cadet-childhood-friend-gu…
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Claim 10: “Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18, were last seen on surveillance video walking on a sidewalk around 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 28.”
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Multiple sources confirm Dustin Rose (19) and Samson Campbell (18) were seen on surveillance video walking together around 6 p.m. on July 28.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eugene O'Neill Theatre, previously the Forrest Theatre and the Coronet Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 230 West 49th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New Yor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979), better known by his ring name John Morrison, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A comedian is one who entertains through comedy, such as jokes and other forms of humour. Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers.
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Claim 11: “authorities said the three people “knew each other in some capacity,””
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses other unrelated cases (Brooklyn kidnapping, Houston attack) and does not mention the relationship between the DeLand victims and the suspect.
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web search NEUTRAL — A second image shows the suspect carrying the victim (NYPD). The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was never reported missing and authorities later learned the alleged suspect and victim know each oth…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/search-brooklyn-kidnapping-suspec…
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web search NEUTRAL — While they do not know the motive yet, they say they feel confident that the attacker and the victims knew each other.In fact, investigators say they have a pretty good idea of who the suspect is, and…
https://abc13.com/post/investigation-underway-man-woman-foun…
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web search NEUTRAL — Steenson's boyfriend, Brandon Rollins, 27, was one of the victims. Judd said Tony “TJ” Wiggins murdered Rollins, Keven Springfield, 30, and Damion Tillman, 23, in an apparent dispute over a truck engi…
https://fox8.com/news/killed-over-a-truck-how-suspect-victim…
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