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3 people killed within a 1 mile radius from Oct 9th to Oct 19th, another shot today (11/14)
They were targeted simply walking home from a local bus route. Police believe the shooter lives in the area. As the community was beginning to get hopeful that the threat was past, a seeminly random 60 year old man was shot dead only blocks from where the other murders took place
Police have been going door to door canvasing the neighborhood but have not located any suspect
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Damn. This is a community rightfully paralyzed by fear. 4 people shot dead simply walking on the sidewalks. It's not safe to go outside out all. Even concealed carrying there's not much to do when a random stranger comes up from behind and shoots you with no warning. You'd have to treat every person you see or pass as a potential serial killer. Massive police presence has been in the area since the 2nd shooting, but that only delayed the 4th kill. They were on scene almost immediately, but weren't able to catch the killer. Passerby has a description of someone wearing an all black hoodie and pants which doesn't do a whole lot of good
some reports say this latest victim was on his way to feed the homeless at a local church as he did most Tuesdays
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Update:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...us/tampa-killings-seminole-heights/index.html
Good. Hopefully they have the right guy and that area can have some peace and not live in fear any longer.
Really weird how they picked him up though. Sounds like he asked a McDonalds Manager to hold his gun for him? Wtf. Story doesn’t indicate how the police made the connection from this blatant idiot to being their serial killer
3 people killed within a 1 mile radius from Oct 9th to Oct 19th, another shot today (11/14)
They were targeted simply walking home from a local bus route. Police believe the shooter lives in the area. As the community was beginning to get hopeful that the threat was past, a seeminly random 60 year old man was shot dead only blocks from where the other murders took place
Police have been going door to door canvasing the neighborhood but have not located any suspect
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Damn. This is a community rightfully paralyzed by fear. 4 people shot dead simply walking on the sidewalks. It's not safe to go outside out all. Even concealed carrying there's not much to do when a random stranger comes up from behind and shoots you with no warning. You'd have to treat every person you see or pass as a potential serial killer. Massive police presence has been in the area since the 2nd shooting, but that only delayed the 4th kill. They were on scene almost immediately, but weren't able to catch the killer. Passerby has a description of someone wearing an all black hoodie and pants which doesn't do a whole lot of good
some reports say this latest victim was on his way to feed the homeless at a local church as he did most Tuesdays
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Update:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...us/tampa-killings-seminole-heights/index.html
Tampa Police say they've arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with four fatal shootings, that for nearly two months had eluded authorities and terrified residents in the city's Seminole Heights neighborhood.
The charging documents are still being crafted for Howell Emanuel Donaldson III, who will face four counts of first-degree murder, said Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan in a late night press briefing Tuesday. But Dugan said police wanted to get the news of the arrest to assure the Seminole Heights community.
Good. Hopefully they have the right guy and that area can have some peace and not live in fear any longer.
Really weird how they picked him up though. Sounds like he asked a McDonalds Manager to hold his gun for him? Wtf. Story doesn’t indicate how the police made the connection from this blatant idiot to being their serial killer
On Tuesday, police say they received a tip from a McDonald's employee around 2:40 p.m. about a man who had a gun in a bag at the fast food restaurant.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Donaldson had arrived to the McDonald's that day and asked a manager to hold onto his loaded 9mm handgun for him. According to the paper, that manager didn't know what to do with the gun and a female worker noticed a police officer inside the restaurant who was doing paperwork. She told the manager to notify that officer, and when he did, the police called for back-up.
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