TAMPA, Fla. – Shortly after 3:30 a.m. on February 8, 2021, after the Super Bowl, two subjects offered the victim a ride from Ybor City to the Seminole Hard Rock Casino.
Instead, the victim was driven to the corner of Hartford Street and 70th Street South where he was ordered out of the vehicle at gunpoint. The suspects demanded the victim’s jewelry.
After the victim complied, one of the suspects, described as a black male, 6′, heavy build and last seen wearing a white football jersey with the number “45” on it, shot the victim before both suspects fled the scene in a 4-door sedan.
The second suspect, the driver, is described as a black male, 6′, heavy build and last seen wearing a black shirt, dark blue jacket and tan boots. The suspects can be seen in surveillance video obtained from along 7th Avenue before the incident.
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the unknown suspects involved in this case.
Anyone with any information regarding the identity of the suspects and who wants to be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477), report anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com, or send a mobile tip using the P3 Tips Mobile application. Crime Stoppers must be contacted first in order to be eligible for a cash reward.