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Crime
Tampa Man Critical After Gunfire Exchange
Man Trying To Force Entry Into Home Fatally Shot
SEDRICK L. McKINNEY ... In critical condition
Police are investigating a shooting that has left one man in critical condition and another in jail. The shooting took place Tuesday night in East Tampa.
According to the Tampa Police Department, officers responded to 2705 E. 18th Avenue shortly after 8:30 p.m., in reference to a report of shots being fired.
When they arrived at the scene, they found 46-year- old Sedrick Latroy McK- inney suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospi- tal, where he was admitted in critical, but stable condi- tion.
As the investigation un- folded, police said there had been a gunfire exchange and McKinney was struck sev-
JESSIE LEE STEWART, JR. ... Charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm
eral times during that ex- change. They say the gunfire exchange involved an “unde- termined” suspect.
As the investigation pro- gressed, police made contact with several individuals, in- cluding 57-year-old Jessie Lee Stewart, Jr. Stewart, who is a convicted felon, had a firearm in his possession when officers made contact with him.
Stewart was taken into custody and charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Police further stated that detectives are still interview- ing possible witnesses and thoroughly examining evi- dence to determine who the shooter was in this case.
The investigation is con- tinuing.
Detectives are currently investigating a fatal shooting. It took place in Brandon Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Hills- borough County Sheriff’s Of- fice, at approximately 2:30, deputies were informed that a Black man was banging on a woman’s front door on Ri- vage Circle. The man report- edly attempted to force entry into the front door, causing structural damage to the door frame.
The unidentified victim is
CHIKE TIM 4/5/1978 — 11/28/2017
said to have fired a single shot at the man, striking him
once in the upper body. When deputies arrived at the scene, CPR was per- formed on the man, later identified as 39-year-old Chike Tim, of Tampa. However, he died at the scene. No arrests have been
made at this time. Investigators said once
the case has been completed, it will be submitted to the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office for review.
The investigation is con- tinuing.
Death Of Man Hit By Police Car Under Investigation
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
More than a month ago, a 24-year-old Tampa man was critically injured after being struck by a police cruiser.
According to the Tampa Police Department, officers attempted to stop a vehicle that had been reported stolen to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle was reportedly taken during an armed home invasion.
On October 20th, Tampa Police officers observed the vehicle, and attempted to make a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle, who police identified as Dusharn Weems, reportedly drove away.
It is unclear where the ve- hicle was first observed. How- ever, police said the driver later abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
A second officer had joined the pursuit and pulled into a parking lot at North 30th Street and E. Busch Blvd.
Weems is alleged to have collided “with the side front panel of the police car and fell. He was treated at the scene and transported to the hospi- tal, where he died several days later,” police stated in the press release.
DUSHARN WEEMS 11/24/1993 —- 10/24/2017 (Photo taken from Facebook)
Stephen Hegarty,
spokesman for the Tampa Po- lice Department, said the de- partment is waiting on an official cause of death from the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office.
“Once we receive the re- port, we will bring the inci- dent to the State Attorney’s Office for review. We will also conduct our own investiga- tion,” Hegarty said.
Attorney Haydee Oropesa, who is represent- ing the Weems family said Weems died at 4 a.m., on October 24th.
In a timeline account of the incident, on the Florida You Judge website, Attor-
ney Oropesa posted a daily log of what has taken place since October 20th.
She stated that according to Weems’ brother, Weems was placed on life support upon reaching the hospital.
She stated that a Tampa Police officer and detective visited the mother of Weems’ 2-year-old daughter the day after the accident and told her that “a patrol car had ‘bumped’” him. However, no one contacted his family and made them aware of what had taken place. She also stated that Chief Dugan nor Mayor Bob Buckhorn never acknowledged or noti- fied the community that the incident had taken place.
According to Attorney Oropesa, Chief Brian Dugan, Tampa Police Attor- ney Kirby Rainesberger, and Cpl. Matthew P. Bel- monte met with Attorneys representing Dusharn Weems’ family.
Attorney Oropesa said, “We waited patiently for them to release the information... TPD put out a media alert about Dusharn Weems on November 22, 2017.”
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