Daytona Beach Shores, FL - Officers in Daytona Beach Shores and around Volusia County are mourning the loss of a young detective who passed away on Christmas Day.
Darius Antonio DeBarros—of Cape Cod, Massachusetts—graduated from Seabreeze High School in 2014 before entering a career in law enforcement and public protection. DeBarros first started with Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue, which is when he became a member of the United States Lifesaving Association, where he competed and won the USLA Beach Flag National Championships.
Three years later, DeBarros began to work for the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety (DBSDPS) as a police officer and an EMT. Shortly after he joined the agency, DeBarros also attended the fire academy and became a triple certified Public Safety Officer. In 2019, he became a member of the Southeast Volusia Regional SWAT team. Then, just this year, DeBarros was selected to become a detective with the DBSDPS.
DeBarros passed away at his home on Christmas Day. He is survived by his mother, Cynthia Ann Nelson, father, Kenneth Wayne DeBarros Jr., brother, Kenneth Wayne DeBarros III, grandmother, Linda Nelson, and his grandfather, Jeffrey C. Nelson.
"Such a tragic loss of a young man with so much life still ahead of him," said Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
You can make contributions towards a Fund The First campaign set up in his honor, dedicated to his family.
