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Crime
Information Needed To Solve Murder Of Man Found In Alley
Two Teenagers Injured In East Tampa Shooting
DONTAE LAMPKINS
On January 26, 2017, the body of a 25-year-old Tampa man was discovered in an alley in Seminole Heights. He was last seen exiting a HART bus on January 24th.
Tampa Police believe that Dontae Lampkins was lured to the location where his body was found by someone using a social media dating app. They believe he was then robbed and murdered. Lampkins suffered several gunshot wounds and police recovered 11 shell casings from the murder scene.
Steve Hegarty,
spokesman for the Tampa Po- lice Department said, “When- ever people make arrangements online, they need to exercise caution. In this case, it looks like Mr. Lampkins was lured to a spot where someone intended to rob him. Unfortunately, it turned deadly.
“We released the video of Mr. Lampkins in the hopes of jogging someone’s memory. Maybe someone saw him that day and could shed some light on who he might have met just before his death. We are seek- ing the public’s help in identify- ing and apprehending someone
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who clearly is capable of vio- lence.”
The video of Lampkins boarding and exiting the HART bus can be viewed at https://youtu.be/S- xSxWnevp4.
Person Of Interest
During the investigation, detectives interviewed people in the area at the time the body was discovered and developed a person of interest that may be related to the homicide. They released a composite of the per- son of interest on February 3rd. This individual may have been at or near the location at the time of the murder.
He could possibly have been riding a bicycle. Detectives would like to talk with this per- son to determine if he could provide details that could help solve the murder.
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for in- formation leading to the arrest of the person responsible for this murder. The information can be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 873-TIPS or www.crimestop- perstb.com.
Two teenagers were in- jured after gunfire erupted in East Tampa Wednesday. Both of the victims were trans- ported to a local hospital.
According to the Tampa Police Department, the first 9-1-1 call was received at 1:22 p.m., when the caller reported the shooting in the 6700 block of Shadeville Lane (area of N. 43rd Street and E. Diana).
When police arrived at the scene, they discovered two victims, Michael McKin- nie, 16, had been shot in the ankle. Antwan Brown, 17, had been shot twice in the ab- domen and once in the arm.
Brown and McKinnie were both transported to a local hospital, where McKin- nie was treated and released. Brown was listed in stable condition.
Police said the shooting does not appear to be a ran- dom act and is currently an active investigation. Wit- nesses described a silver Toyota, occupied by two Black males that left the scene im- mediately after the shooting.
Anyone with information pertaining to the shooting is asked to contact the Tampa Police Department at (813) 231-6130.
Students Charged With Making Bomb Threat
Two high school students were arrested on Wednesday. The incident had taken place on Monday.
According to the Hillsbo- rough County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday afternoon, Trevor Newman and Ben- jamin Wickersham, both 16, were inside the McDon- ald’s Restaurant, 16701 Fish- hawk Blvd. While inside the business, the teenagers are al- leged to have created a draw- ing of the Newsome High School courtyard area.
Police said the drawing de- picted a picture of a bomb within the courtyard. The teenagers then walked away from the table, leaving the di- agram on top of the table as well as a manual for an un- known type firearm.
Shortly before 5 p.m., a witness walked through the restaurant lobby and discov-
Sports Complex Burglarized
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for public assistance in locating the persons responsible for a bur- glary at the Oscar Cooler Sports Complex, 770 Lutz Lake Fern Road. The burglary took place around 4 p.m., Wednesday.
According to police, two suspects used pry bars to break into the concession stand, of- fice, and equipment storage at the complex. Once inside, they took approximately $1,000 in cash, $1,000 in sports equip- ment, and about $1,500 in food. They also caused about $2,000 in property damage.
Police said the suspects loaded the items into an un- known vehicle parked on the side of Crooked Lane and fled the scene.
Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247-8200.
TREVOR NEWMAN
ered the diagram and the other information left behind. The witness became con- cerned after viewing the dia- gram that someone had placed or was going to place a bomb in the courtyard of the school.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was notified and deputies obtained the sur- veillance video from the restaurant. The video showed both teenagers while inside the restaurant.
BENJAMIN WICKERSHAM
On Wednesday, both teenagers were located and both admitted drawing the di- agram and leaving it on the table. They indicated they wanted to get a reaction out of whomever found it, police said.
Both of them were arrested and charged with threatening to bomb, false report of a bomb, arson, and weapon of mass destruction on public property.
UNCLE SANDY
Nothing in all the world 4, 10, 23, 25 is more dan- gerous 10, 41, 44, 50 than sincere ignorance 1, 17, 19, 28 and conscientious stupidity. 30, 33, 46, 54.
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