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Note to sleuthers: keep your eyes on Alabama and Georgia, moo.
Interesting and scary!
rbbm.
http://jacksonville.com/news/public-safety/2017-11-20/jacksonville-police-suspect-sought-homicide
ETA We all noted the 5 shots!
22 yoWow wow wow. Any info on this guy? Is it now they are looking for him?
Seminole Heights Killer: More FHP Troopers Arrive In Neighborhood
The extra FHP patrols started on Friday after Gov. Rick Scott announced that more troopers would be assigned to Seminole Heights.
By Don Johnson, Patch Staff | Nov 20, 2017
TAMPA, FL - Additional Florida Highway Patrol troopers will be arriving in Seminole Heights on Monday to help Tampa police with patrolling the neighborhood, FHP said. The extra FHP patrols started on Friday after Gov. Rick Scott announced that more troopers would be assigned to ensure the safety of Seminole Heights residents.
The deployment of FHP troopers is in addition to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's squad of agents assigned to neighborhood canvassing. FDLE also has agents assigned to vet leads and is providing analytical assistance.
rbbm.Tampa police say they have received more than 3,600 tips.
"The amount of surveillance video that people have given us, it is just a very slow process that several people have to look at to make sure you are not missing anything. It has to be watched in real time, then you watch it over and over again," said Dugan.
Over the last six weeks, Dugan said that every time the phone rings he has paused. "You just never know what to expect. There is part of the dread of 'Let's hope it is not another' but it is also that hope of maybe, 'We got the guy'," said Dugan
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Yeah, me too. How many of us, either ourselves or our neighbors or our friends, near or after dark, jump in our cars and run a quick errand; or take a jog around the block; or take out the trash; or go to our cars for a magazine, folder, or phone; or walk the dog before bedtime, etc.? I'm thinking there are lots of folks in Seminole Heights who are now afraid to do those things, although they know whatever it is, may be necessary. Now, many are scared of those "little things" that could get them killed. Dammit.
Your post was a great reminder of all the little things that we take for granted. This creep has an entire neighborhood held hostage!!!!!! He must be drunk on power at this point thinking he has gotten away with the murders!
Thank you A Taste of Honey for pointing out that there is a pattern of him not shooting anyone on the weekends. Maybe he lives with someone who works late hours during the week, but is off on the weekend. Or vice versa he lives with someone who works weekend shifts and he is babysitting or something. I don't understand how he is able to hide such anger and hate from anyone who might have contact with him. He is a ticking time bomb and I hope someone recognizes the danger.
Hoping today is the day they catch this killer.
about the guy in Jacksonville - there was a murder in Seminole Heights where the victim was killed inside his home. That was earlier this year. Plus the other couple of murders that seemed to target gay victims - could these all be related. Maybe the guy was in Jacksonville for a visit and couldn't resist killing, but he lives/lived in Seminole Heights? nope- just checked and LH lives in Jacksonville. If he's been killing people in Tampa he is traveling in from out of town to do it.
Also, the posting about Jacksonville is from today. Did this guy change locations and MO due to police presence in Tampa?
Tampa LE is looking for this thief:
[video=twitter;932719847850610689]https://twitter.com/TampaPD/status/932719847850610689[/video]
[h=1]Reward increases to $110K for Seminole Heights killer[/h]
VIDEO
An expert says the killer is probably staying out of high crime areas to avoid being seen by other criminals.
AMPA, Fla. - An additional $10,000 has been added to the reward money for the Seminole Heights killer.The money, which came from the David A. Straz Jr. Foundation, now brings the total to $110,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the four killings in Seminole Heights since October.
Following the death of Ronald Felton, the fourth murder in Seminole Heights, Police Chief Brian Dugan said, "I've instructed the officers in that neighborhood if someone rolls through a stop sign, we want them stopped. We want to know who they are and why they're in there."
rbbm.Sweet said she lives near the bus stop where the first shooting victim, Benjamin Mitchell, was killed. She worked at the same warehouse as the third victim, Anthony Naiboa. She said the murders have hit close to home for her, both physically and emotionally.
"[Those] people had a life. [Those] people had a whole future ahead of them," said Sweet.
She said whatever it takes, she hopes the suspect is found quickly, so she no longer has to live in fear while walking to and from the bus stop.
"We're just trying to find somebody who's hurting innocent lives, so don't be mad at that," Sweet said in support of police.
That was earlier this year. Plus the other couple of murders that seemed to target gay victims - could these all be related.
Is it "common" to shoot someone 4-5 times?