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Suspect Arrested For Murder Of East Tampa Auto Detail Owner
David ‘Dave’ George outside his East Tampa business, Unique Auto Detailing.
Shortly before noon last week, an East Tampa busi- nessman was fatally wounded outside his busi- ness. On Friday afternoon, police arrested a suspect and charged him with first-de- gree murder.
Around 11:30 a. m. last Wednesday, the suspect rode up on his bicycle and fatally shot David “Dave” George, 47, owner of Unique Auto Detailing, 2630 E. Lake Avenue, before fleeing the scene.
Tampa Police located the bicycle a short time later.
George was transported to Tampa General Hospital, but died as a result of his in- juries.
Information obtained during the investigation led
tional Airport in a car near the car rental area.
He was arrested without incident and charged with first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Detectives said the two men knew each other. How- ever, they have not released a motive for the murder.
Sources at the scene of the shooting on Wednesday, said someone had warned George that the person who allegedly killed ‘Fat- head’ was in the the area. George was in his truck with his head down at the time of his murder.
The source was talking about the fatal shooting of Elvin “Fathead” Joseph on June 23, 2016.
Joseph, 43, was also a East Tampa auto detailing shop owner. He was outside
a store at 3523 N. 22nd Street when he was shot. He re- mained hospitalized for 9 months, and died on March 3, 2017.
tion, police learned that an unidentified man on a bicy- cle rode up, shot him, and fled the scene.
In the Joseph investiga-
Crisis Center Of Tampa Bay
His death remains an ac- tive investigation.
DWAYNE MCGRIFF ... Charged with first degree murder
police to 31-year-old
Dwayne McGriff.
It is reported, McGriff
lived near the business in East Tampa and was cap- tured at Tampa Interna-
To Host Community Event
Tampa Police officers and detectives investigate the deadly afternoon shooting of the owner of Unique Auto Detailing in East Tampa last Wednesday.
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay will host a com- munity event on Friday, April 13th. The event is enti- tled, “The Untreated Trauma of Sexual As- sault: A Community Re- sponse.”
It will be held at the Robert W. Saunders Public Library, 1505 N. Nebraska Avenue, in the Ada T. Payne Community Room. It will take place from 1:30 p.m.
until 4:30 p.m.
The discussion will focus
on developing a victim cen- tered, trauma informed, community response to sex- ual assault to include law en- forcement, universities, colleges, rape crisis centers, and other social service agencies.
Dr. Dae Sheridan, will be the featured speaker. Others on program include: Juli Alvarado, President and Sr. Clinical Consultant for Alvarado Consulting and Treatment Group; Rena Romano, Survivor and Ad- vocate for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Sex- ual Assault; and Michelle Doherty, Chief of the Sex Offender Division, Child Abuse Division of the State Attorney’s Office, 13th Judi- cial Circuit, Hillsborough County.
The event is free and open to the public. To regis- ter visit: https://www.event- brite.com/e/the-untreated-t rauma-of-sexual-assault-a- community-response-tick- ets-43441749442.
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