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Louis Murphy Was Police
Public Art Reception At Saunders Library
Robert W. Saunders, Sr., Public Library hosted a Public Art Reception June 13, 2016. The event was co-sponsored by the Ada T. Payne Friends of the Urban Libraries and the Robert W. Saun- ders, Sr. Library Foundation.
The art reception celebrated the work of three talented artists whose art is on display in the library: Nancy Gutkin O’Neil, Princess Smith and Joe Testa-Secca. (Photos by BRUN- SON)
Fred Hearns was the master of ceremonies.
Among those who attended the reception were: Satchel Francisco Puhr, Beatrice Rodriguez, Dr. Cheryl Rodriguez and Kiersten Jensen.
locked In Museum After Investigate
Passing Out At Deonte Shooting
Thompson’s Wedding
Tampa Police are investi- gating a shooting that oc- curred at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday near the corner of 15th Street and Fowler Av- enue.
Witnesses told police an unidentified man shot an- other man and fled on a bicy- cle. The victim, who was not identified, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
Police said it is unclear what led to the shooting, and it does not appear to be ran- dom.
Both Tampa Police and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office searched the area for the shooter who has been described as a Black male, last seen wearing a black tee shirt and grey sweatpants.
The investigation is con- tinuing.
Chicago Bears wide re- ceiver, Deonte Thomp- son, got married in Palm Beach, Florida over the week- end with his University of Florida teammate and cur- rent Buccaneers wideout, Louis Murphy, serving as part of a dapper wedding party.
Murphy’s night ended in unexpected fashion, how- ever. Murphy woke up inside a locked Flagler Museum on Saturday morning and broke a pane of glass to unlock a door that allowed him to get a phone to call police. Mur- phy told the responding offi- cers that he had been drinking during the festivities and was left behind by the rest of the wedding guests after he fell asleep on stairs in a courtyard.
“This was really just a se- ries of small unfortunate cir- cumstances,” Murphy said. “With no one around, my only option was to break a small glass pane of the door in order to access a phone and call for help. I dialed the
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police and explained that I needed assistance. It’s unfor- tunate that I needed to break the glass, but the police offi- cers on the scene and mu- seum staff acknowledged that I didn’t have many other op- tions. I’m working with the museum to ensure every- thing is properly handled.”
The museum manager es- timated that the broken glass would cost about $1,000 to repair and, like his fellow dozing NFL peer from Florida, Denard Robin- son, Murphy is not charged with any crime.
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