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In short: An open murder case involving William Stanton from Bunnell, Florida, October 29, 2001. Flagler County Sheriff's Office is the investigating agency (case no. 01-33501). Tips: Flagler County Sheriff's Office, 386-313-4911.
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On October 29, 2001, William Stanton was sitting in his vehicle at the railroad crossing on Elm Avenue in Bunnell, waiting for a train to pass. According to the Sheriff's Office, two unidentified men walked up behind the vehicle and fired into it.
Investigators said two guns were used, a .380-caliber and a .45-caliber. Stanton was killed. A passenger in the vehicle was not hurt.
The shooters have never been identified. The FCSO Cold Case Unit lists the case as an unsolved homicide under case #01-33501. Little else about the case has been made public, which is why investigators say any detail, even a small one, could matter.
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Stanton is shot while stopped for a train at the Elm Avenue railroad crossing in Bunnell; his passenger is unharmed.2
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