Suspect in Sun City Center homicide arrested six month later: Deputies
The Brief
A suspect in a Sun City Center homicide was arrested six months later.
Deputies responded to the scene outside a community center, which is where they found an 18-year-old dead from a gunshot wound.
The suspect now faces a slew of charges, including first-degree murder while engaged in a robbery.
SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. - More than six months after a Sun City Center homicide, a suspect is behind bars facing several charges.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said they arrested Malachi Higgs, 18, in connection with the death of Brandon Clark, 18.
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The backstory
Deputies said they responded just before 10:45 p.m. on November 10, 2024, to the 7200 block of Camp Island Avenue after receiving reports of gunfire in the area. Once at the scene, deputies said they found Clark dead from a gunshot wound.
At the time, detectives said they determined an altercation between a group of people led to gunfire outside the community center in that area.
Dig deeper
Detectives have since been investigating the case and said Higgs was identified as the suspect responsible for Clark's death.
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He was taken into custody on Friday on a slew of charges, which include first-degree murder while engaged in a robbery, robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon (less than $750), carrying a concealed firearm and minor in possession of a firearm, HCSO said.
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The information in this story was released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
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