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Pedestrian Critically Injured In Accident
BLM Protest Outside Fundraiser For Suspended Cop That Fatally
A 19-year-old Tampa woman was critically injured in a traffic accident Friday night. The accident took place at the intersection of N. 40th Street and E. Chelsea, around 8:30 p.m.
According to the Tampa Police De- partment, Demetrius Mosley, 23, of Temple Terrace, was driving south- bound on N. 40th Street in the inside lane. The green light was in his favor, police said.
Ms. Deja R. Conteh, 19, of Tampa, was struck when she crossed N. 40th Street, in front of the vehicle. She was treated at the scene and transferred to Tampa General Hospital with life- threatening injuries.
Mosley was not injured and no
DEJA CONTEH
charges have been filed at this time. The investigation is continuing, police said.
Shot Black Man In The Back
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A group of protesters gathered outside a Philadel- phia Fraternal Order of Police fundraiser for a suspended officer who fatally shot a man in the back during a traffic stop.
A fundraiser for Philadelphia Police officer Ryan Pownall took place late Sunday afternoon at Philadelphia FOP Lodge 5. Proceeds for the event, which included food, drinks and music, went directly to Pownall’s family. Support- ers paid $40 each to attend.
During Sunday’s fundraiser, about a dozen members of Black Lives Matter Pennsylvania as well as the Justice for David Jones Coalition protested out- side the FOP building.
During the protest, more than 30 of- ficers stood outside the FOP Lodge and set up a barrier around the building.
Pownall, a 12-year veteran of the police department, shot David Jones, 30, in the back and buttocks following a struggle back on June 8. Jones later died from his injuries.
Surveillance video shows Jones running away as he's shot. He was
BLM protesters
Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police fundraiser for suspended police offi- cer, Ryan Pownall, who fatally shot David Jones in the back and buttocks.
stopped for riding a dirt bike on city streets, which is illegal, and police say he reached for a weapon during a scuf- fle with Pownall.
After an investigation, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced in September that Pownall was suspended with intent to dismiss.
outside the
Crash With Freightliner Leaves Two In Critical Condition
Two men were admitted to a local hospital in critical condition after being involved in a traffic accident. The acci- dent took place at the intersection of N. 40th Street and E. Osborne Avenue, last Monday.
According to the Tampa Police De- partment, Daniel Johnson, 25, of Tampa, was driving a 2015 Toyota Corolla southbound on N. 40th Street, shortly before 7 p.m. His front seat pas- senger has been identified as 27-year- old John M. Feiga, of Tampa. Ms. Jerkeema Moore, 26, and Philip Belin, 8, were in the back seat of the car.
Edjar Acevedo, 42, of Tampa, was driving a 2006 Freightliner Cargo truck eastbound on E. Osborne Avenue. Wit- nesses told police that Acevedo had a green light and the Toyota had a red light when the accident occurred.
All of the individuals involved in the crash were transported to Tampa Gen-
DANIEL JOHNSON
eral and St. Joseph’s Hospitals. Acevedo, Ms. Moore, and Belin were treated for minor injuries. Both Johnson and Feiga were admitted to the hospital in critical, but stable con-
dition, police said.
The investigation into the accident
is continuing.
Police Make Arrest In Homicide Case
MS. ALLISON LEIGH BOYKE
Police have arrested a man in con- nection with a woman who died from gunshot wounds last Saturday. He was charged with first-degree mur- der.
According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, officers re- sponded to the area of 15th Avenue South and 48th Street in reference to shots being fired. The incident took place around 10:30 p.m., on Septem-
DONELE AKEEM BOWENS ... Charged with first-degree murder
ber 24th.
When officers arrived, they dis-
covered that Ms. Allison Leigh Boyke, 31, suffered several gunshot wounds. She was transported to a local hospital, where she was pro- nounced dead.
Last Thursday, police arrested Donele Akeem Bowens, 24, and charged him with the murder.
Pedestrian Killed In Traffic Accident
A 34-year-old man died Saturday after being struck by a car. The accident took place on memorial Highway.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Angel Rivera, 23, of Tampa, was driving a 2007 Toy- ota Camry, in a southbound direction. The pedestrian, identified as Steve Jaimes, of Tampa, was walking south- bound along the center inside lane.
According to witnesses, Jaimes
was stumbling in the roadway and did not respond to the horn honking as other vehicles swerved around him.
Police said due to the lighting con- ditions and Jaimes failure to use the provided sidewalks, Rivera did not see him and struck him with the center of the vehicle.
Jaimes died at the scene. No charges are expected to be filed in the case, police said.
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