After being shot, a guy drove his vehicle into a ditch in the southeast portion of Tallahassee, and he ultimately lost his life as a result of his injuries. The Tallahassee Police Department is currently looking for leads.
A little after 7 o’clock in the evening, the victim was driving himself when he crashed his vehicle near the intersection of Capital Circle Southeast and Midyette Road. This is where the homicide inquiry got its start.
A representative for the police department noted in an incident alert that was shared on social media that the victim “was transported to a local hospital but tragically succumbed to injuries sustained in the shooting.” “Investigators are currently working to determine the location of the shooting that took place,” said the spokesperson.
During the course of the investigation, the police did not give any additional details. Call the Titusville Police Department at 850-891-4200 if you or anyone you know may have observed the incident. They also have the option of calling Crime Stoppers at 850-574-TIPS in order to remain anonymous.
According to an examination of gun violence conducted by the Tallahassee Democrats, there have been a total of 32 gunshots in the capital city and county this year, which have resulted in the deaths of four individuals and injuries to at least 25 others.
Two nights prior to the massacre, some 80 people got together in the capital city to discuss potential solutions to the continuous problem of gun violence and come up with ideas for how to stop it. The event, which was billed as the 1,000 Men Community Meeting, served as the launch for the community-wide survey that was being conducted by the Tallahassee Council on the Status of Men and Boys.
The council, which is a crime-prevention initiative endeavor chaired by Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil and Royle King, has recently received an additional $350,000 from the city for violence intervention after money was redirected from out-of-town specialists with the Group Violence Intervention program. The council is led by Royle King.
Several of those who were present voiced their dissatisfaction with the fact that the same debates keep happening without anyone taking decisive action or “putting the money where it really counts.”
According to one local barber, “They need people that they see on the regular, people that they see throughout every day,” “Other than that, we’re just going to have these conversations over and over again, and it’ll go down as a bookmark and say that we did it, but it’s not gonna change,” she said. “It’s not going to change.”
