Hearing set for gas station clerk accused of fatally shooting Edgewater police officer

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Accused Edgewater cop killer wants confession sealed

An attorney for Eduardo Machado, the man accused of shooting and killing Edgewater Police Officer David Jewell, was in court Thursday hoping to keep Machado's alleged confession sealed. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said previously that Machado confessed to killing Officer Jewel and that he knew the difference between right and wrong.

Hearing set for gas station clerk accused of fatally shooting Edgewater police officer

Attorneys for a gas station clerk accused of shooting and killing an off-duty Edgewater police officer will ask a judge on Thursday to prohibit the release of his confession, according to court documents.The fatal shooting happened around 4 p.m. Monday at a Circle K in Ormond-by-the-Sea. The gas station clerk, 24-year-old Eduardo Machado, was arrested and faces a first-degree murder charge.According to the sheriff’s office, Machado “confessed to…