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Crime
Police Investigate
Parking Spot Quarrel Leads To Deadly Shooting
Second Fatal
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An argument involving two men Saturday night ended tragically. The inci- dent took place in the 1100 block of Grove Street, in Clearwater.
According to police, 26- year-old DeShon Powers became engaged in an argu- ment with a parking slot in front of his home.
The argument between Powers and 31-year-old Derek Omasta turned vio- lent. At that point, Powers is said to have gone inside his home, obtained a gun, and shot Omasta.
Detectives with the Tampa Police Department are conducting an investiga- tion into another fatal shoot- ing. The incident took place around 7:05 p.m., Wednes- day.
According to police, offi- cers responded to the 500 block of Plaza Street in refer- ence to a shooting. When the officers arrived, they discov- ered that an adult man was suffering from a gunshot wound.
The unidentified man, who police said was in his 30s, was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries.
Detectives learned through their investigation, that the man was riding a bi- cycle near N. Massachusetts Avenue and Warren Avenue, when he was confronted by unidentified suspects in a ve- hicle. Someone inside the car fired the fatal shots and fled the scene, police said.
Police said the shooting does not appear to be random and no arrests have been made.
This is the second fatal shooting on the same day, de-
tectives are investigating. The first shooting took place a few hours earlier on Wednesday.
Earlier Shooting
Tampa Police are continu- ing an investigation that took place near the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and Lotus Avenue, just north of Busch Blvd.
According to police, at ap- proximately 3:35 p.m., Wednesday, a report of a “man down” was received by the 9-1-1 operators. When of- ficers arrived at the scene, they discovered a man on the side of the road. He appeared to have been shot.
The unidentified man was transported to Tampa Gen- eral Hospital, where he later died. A motive for the shoot- ing or a suspect has not been identified in the case.
Police said the shooting does not appear to be ran- dom. However, the investiga- tion remains in its early stages.
Anyone with information about either of the shootings can contact the Tampa Police Department at (813) 231- 6130.
For Burglary Suspect
Powers was taken to the
Student Charged With
Same Day
Omasta was transported Police Search
DESHON POWERS ...Facing first-degree murder charge
to Morton Plant Hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries.
DEREK OMASTA ... Victim
Pinellas County Jail, and charged with first-degree murder. The investigation is continuing.
BURGLARY SUSPECT
Police are searching for a man who broke into a local business on August 18th. He fled the scene in a white vehi- cle.
According to police, shortly before 10 p.m., someone forced entry into the Papa Joe’s Sandwich Shop, 9520 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. Once inside, the suspect removed two televisions from the business, along with food.
He was unsuccessful in lo- cating any cash. However, he made several trips in and out of the business before fleeing the scene.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247-8200.
A 16-year-old high school student was arrested Friday and charged with making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting or act of terror- ism. The charge is a felony.
The teenager was identi- fied as 16-year-old Monty Tobias Bishop. Bishop is a student at Steinbrenner High School.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28, Bishop sent a message via an app called YOLO to a fellow student at Steinbrenner High School.
The message read, “Don’t come to school on club day...if you hear the fire alarm you’ll know.” The message made reference to the deadly active shooter incident that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this year, police said.
Out of concern for the safety of students, staff and faculty, the anonymous mes- sage was posted on Snapchat by the initial student who re- ceived it.
Once on Snapchat, the
message was shared on Face- book by a concerned parent. The posts to various forms of social media caused alarm, leading some students to stay home and some parents to no- tify law enforcement.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was able to track the initial message back to Monty Bishop, who reportedly admitted to send- ing the YOLO message and acknowledged that it was meant to relate to the shoot- ing incident in Parkland.
Sheriff Chad Chronis- ter said, “There are serious consequences to posting threats online, and unfortu- nately, another young person has learned that the hard way.
“Making threats disrupts school, causes panic among students, parents and staff, and wastes limited law en- forcement resources. We hope that this latest arrest will serve as an example to other students not to let one thoughtless remark on social media cause them to start their adult lives in jail.”
Making School Threat
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