Page 3 - Florida Sentinel 1-15-16 Edition

Features
Reward Offered In Murder Of Man Waiting On Bus
VLEET MAURICE WATTS
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a cash reward for information about a homi- cide last month. The victim was shot while waiting for a bus on December 11th.
According to the Tampa Police Department, the victim was identified as 61-year-old Vleet Maurice Watts. Watts was at the corner of E. 31st Avenue and N. 29th Street when he was shot once.
When police arrived on the scene, the found Watts lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was transported to Tampa General Hospital, where he underwent surgery.
His mother, Mrs. Mary
White Darby, said Watts had gone to visit a friend ear- lier in the day. He was waiting for his bus when the shooting took place.
Watts’s condition ap- peared to have improved and he was discharged. However, on December 20th, he became ill and he was transported back to the hospital, where he died.
The investigation into the shooting revealed that the sus- pects were traveling in an older model white Chevrolet Suburban with tinted windows and stock rims.
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up
to $3,000 for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the unknown sus- pect(s) in this case.
Anyone with any informa- tion regarding this case and who wants to be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873- TIPS (8477), report anony- mously online at www.crimestopperstb.com or send a mobile tip using the P3 Tips Mobile application, which is a free download for iPhones and Droids. Crime Stoppers must be contacted first in order to be eligible for a cash reward.
Surveillanace video showed this older model Chevrolet leaving the scene following the deadly shooting.
Three Tickets Split Historic Powerball Win
On Wednesday night, three tickets matched all 6 numbers of the historic Powerball jack- pot. The tickets were sold in Chino Hills, California, Mun- ford, Tennessee, and Mel- bourne Beach, Florida.
The Powerball was worth $1.58 billion dollars, the largest in history. Each winner will re- ceive an estimated $528.8 mil- lion.
The Powerball rolled over more than 20 times without a winner. Last weekend, one per- son won a million dollars by
matching 5 of the 6 numbers. That ticket was purchased at a Winn Dixie Store in Palm River.
After no one captured the top prize last Wednesday, the prize more than doubled from an estimated $500 million to $900 million last Saturday. By Wednesday, it had reached $1.58 billion.
The winning numbers for those who may claim a lesser prize were: 4-8-19-27-34 PB 10.
Arbor Day Celebration To Be Held In West Tampa
On Friday, January 15th an Arbor Day Celebration will be held at E. J. Salcines Park on the corner of Main Street and Howard Av- enue in West Tampa. The event will begin at 10 a.m.
Hosted by the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Depart- ment, the celebration will include the planting of new trees around the park, and students from Dunbar Elementary School will be in- vited to participate in all the activities.
There will be guest speakers, and some elected officials will be present.
The West Tampa community is invited to attend this event, as it is the first step in an effort to make sure the park is properly maintained.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2016 FLORIDA SENTINEL BULLETIN PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY PAGE 3-A