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Memoriam
Crime
Man Wanted For Murder Taken Into Custody
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILLIE
MS. LILLIE HODGINS
Blessed are those who die in the Lord... for they will rest fro their hard work; for their good deeds follow them! (Revelation 14:13)
Mother, it’s been seven months since God has called you home. Our time together here on earth was blessed, and greatly appreci- ated. Having a wonderful mother like you watching over me from heaven is priceless. We missed you. Your LOVE, your beautiful smile, your kindness, and your cooking! Your immediate family, and your church family (True Love M. B. Church) and a host of lov- ing friends. We know that we will see you again.
Love ya, Rev James (Junie), Gail Cason & family.
Tampa Police have ar- rested a man wanted in con- nection with the murder of another man. Derick Bow- den was arrested Sunday and charged with first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The murder took place on August 24th, around 11:53 p.m.
According to police, offi- cers responded to the Shell Gas Station, 2924 N. 50th St., in reference to a shooting. The victim was identified as 26- year-old Frederick Bell.
Using investigative meas- ures, detectives have identi- fied 24-year-old Derick P. Bowden as the suspect in the murder.
Detectives said, just before midnight officers responded to a ShotSpotter detection in the 2900 block of N. 50th St.
Officers located Bell lay- ing on the ground in the park- ing lot of the Shell Gas
DERICK BOWDEN
Station, with several gunshot wounds.
Detectives immediately began developing leads in the case.
The investigation led to Bowden being identified as the suspect in the homicide and a warrant for first degree murder and felon in posses- sion of a firearm was issued for his arrest.
Bowden and the victim
FREDERICK BELL
were known to each other, and this was not a random act. In addition, a criminal history check revealed Bow- den has ten prior felony con- victions.
A tip from Crimestoppers led detectives to an address located in Hillsborough County, where Bowden was staying and taken into custody. His bond was set at $510,000.
Detectives Arrest Man For Killing Victim With One Punch
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a man involved in an alterca- tion that left a man dead.
On September 27, 2022, at 6:35 p.m., Hillsborough County Fire Rescue received a call about an unresponsive man found lying in the park- ing lot of the Chevron Gas Station, 402 S. U. S. Highway 41, in Ruskin.
When Hillsborough County Fire Rescue arrived, they transported the uniden- tified man to Tampa General Hospital, with an apparent injury to the back of his head. He died a few hours later.
Through investigative means, detectives were able to determine what happened leading up to finding the un- responsive man. On Septem- ber 27, 2022, at approximately 6 p. m., both
RODOLFO REGINO, JR.
the victim and another man showed up in different vehi- cles.
After talking in the park- ing lot, the suspect walked up to the victim and punched him one time in the face, causing him to fall back- ward onto the pavement. The suspect walked to his car and drove away from the scene.
Police did not say what the altercation between the two men was about.
An autopsy by the Hills- borough County Medical Ex- aminer’s Office determined the cause of death to be a homicide due to a blunt im- pact to the head.
On October 3, 2022, de- tectives identified and ar- rested 48-year-old Rodolfo Regino, Jr., and he now faces several charges, includ- ing manslaughter.
Hillsborough County
Sheriff Chad Chronister
said, “It’s sad to see the loss of a person solely because emotions were not kept in check. The suspect admitted to our investigators that he knew the victim, had known him for years, and had always had issues and fights with him in the past.”
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