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🌱 Patch AM: Tampa Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting During Threesome: State Attorney

Also check out In Concert - A Scottish Hoolie With The Rollin Drones on the Tampa Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Tampa man gets life for deadly apartment shooting during encounter
  • What really happened on those Tampa train tracks in 2024?
  • What sentence will Tampa rapper Billy Adams receive after guilty verdict?

Also on today's calendar: In Concert - A Scottish Hoolie With The Rollin Drones and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 75.
  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Tampa Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting During Threesome: State Attorney (patch.com) — Tampa readers should know that a 29-year-old man has been sentenced to two life terms plus 30 years for a deadly 2023 shooting at the Palms at Sand Lake apartments. Prosecutors said he killed a 23-year-old guest and wounded an elderly neighbor, while his boyfriend escaped after calling 911, and the victim later died at Tampa General Hospital.
   

2. In Tampa teen's murder trial, conflicting stories of revenge plot and self-defense (tampabay.com) — Tampa residents are watching closely as a teen's murder trial unfolds over the 2024 killing of 14-year-old Jevario Buie along train tracks in the city. Prosecutors describe a revenge plot, while the defense claims self-defense, with social media posts, rap lyrics, and prior conflicts in Tampa neighborhoods all becoming key evidence before a potential life sentence verdict.
   

3. Tampa rapper Billy Adams found guilty in murder of pregnant girlfriend (fox13news.com) — A Tampa jury has convicted local rapper Billy Adams of murdering his pregnant girlfriend, Alana Sims, after luring her to a secluded area in New Tampa in 2023. With two first-degree murder counts and killing of an unborn child now decided, the penalty phase begins Wednesday morning, closing a closely watched case for many Tampa residents.
   

4. 238 animals at Humane Society of Tampa Bay find homes in pet adoption campaign (snntv.com) — Hundreds of local families just adopted 238 pets from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay during a fee-waived Clear the Shelters campaign at its Tampa and Pinellas campuses. The nonprofit says every adoption both created a happy ending and freed up space to rescue more animals in need, and encourages residents to keep supporting through adopting, volunteering, or donating.
   

5. 25 Years After 9/11: How the attacks revolutionized U.S. war planning at CENTCOM (fox13news.com) — Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base and CENTCOM are spotlighted for how 9/11 permanently reshaped their mission, size, and global partnerships. The piece explains how local operations expanded, coalition "villages" formed on base, and intelligence work intensified, while also touching on broader changes like the Patriot Act and evolving modern warfare strategies.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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