DiFusco was a convicted felon in Connecticut for firearms offenses, Chitwood said. The incident began Thursday morning at Kingston Shores Condominiums at 5500 Ocean Shore Blvd. It was reported that DiFusco had shot at a deputy's vehicle from inside his condominium and also targeted neighboring units.

A man is dead following an hours long SWAT standoff in Ormond-By-The-Sea. Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said the suspect, Joseph DiFusco, was “armed for Armageddon.” Chitwood said Difusco fired hundreds of rounds into people’s condos and at deputies and their vehicles.

A veteran and convicted felon from Connecticut open fired from inside an Ormond Beach condominium Airbnb and was killed by a Volusia County sniper.

A heavily armed man fired more than 200 rounds at neighbors and sheriff's deputies from his Ormond-by-the-Sea condo, the VCSO said.

A Florida man was killed by a Volusia Sheriff's Office sniper after he reportedly fired more than 200 rounds at neighboring condos over several hours on Thanksgiving morning, authorities said.