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Crime
Man Charged With Shooting 6-Year-Old Child In Car
Jury Selection Begins In Double Murder Trial
Detectives with the Hills- borough County Sheriff’s Of- fice arrested a 33-year-old man in connection with shooting a child. He was taken into cus- tody Tuesday morning without incident.
According to police, Jon- tavius Laquan Shaeron Monroe was arrested shortly after 8 a. m., Tuesday (Nov. 9th) in the 2400 block of Court- ney Meadows Court. He is being held at the Hillsborough County Jail without bond.
He is charged with at- tempted murder in the first de- gree premeditated firearm, great bodily harm; aggravated battery great bodily harm and deadly weapon; discharge firearm from a vehicle (occu- pant); felon in possession of a
JONTAVIUS LAQUAN SHAERON MONROE
firearm; and shooting at, within, or into a vehicle
The incident that landed Monroe in jail began on Sat- urday around 10 a. m. Mon- roe was at the Citgo Gas Station, 12020 E. Dr. M. L. King, Jr., Blvd., when he be-
came engaged in an argument with another store patron. The two men exchanged words while inside the store.
Following the exchange, Monroe was allegedly ob- served following the other cus- tomer out of the parking lot, heading north on Pine Street. While driving in their respec- tive vehicles, Monroe is said to have pulled up next to the other customer’s car, and shot into it, striking a child in the leg. The juvenile victim was transported to the hospital with a non-life-threatening in- jury.
Hillsborough County
Sheriff Chad Chronister
said, “A verbal dispute between two grown men should never end with a child being shot, and I pray for the child’s quick recovery.
“Not only did this suspect put the lives of the victim and the other customer in danger, but also all those who shared the road with them while this incident took place.”
Monroe is an eight-time convicted felon.
Hit And Run Driver Being Sought In Fatal Accident
Detectives with the Tampa Police Department are search- ing for a hit and run driver. The accident took place Friday night at 3630 N. 50th St.
According to police, around 9:15 p.m., police responded to the location in reference to a hit and run accident. The unidenti- fied pedestrian did not survive.
Police are searching for a 2018-2019 Honda Accord that fled the scene northbound on N. 50th Street. The vehicle is miss- ing the front grill, police said.
Detectives are asking that anyone with information on this case call Tampa Police at (813) 231-6130.
TYRONE TERELL JOHNSON
Last week, more than 100 prospective jurors gathered for a double murder trial. The state is seeking the death penalty for the man accused of killing his girlfriend and her son.
At the end of the trial, the chosen jurors will be given the task of deciding if 45-year-old Tyrone Terell Johnson de- serves the death penalty or life in prison.
Johnson is accused of
MS. STEPHANIE WILLIS AND SON, RICKY
shooting Ms. Stephanie Willis, 34, and her 10-year- old son, Ricky, on October 21, 2018.
He was arrested after being located at the apartment where the murders took place by Hillsborough County deputies.
Johnson was charged with 1 count of first-degree murder, 1 count of second-degree mur- der, aggravated child abuse, and shooting within a building.
UNCLE SANDY
The man who has confi- dence in himself, 7 18, 30, 44, 52, gains the confi- dence of others, 2, 15, 24, 33, 46, 55.
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