Tampa Police Charge Suspect with Murder in Shooting Death

The man accused of fatally shooting a woman in Tampa on Tuesday morning has been arrested, police announced Wednesday. Derrick Dempsey, 35, has been charged with first-degree murder, according to a release from the Tampa Police Department.

Officers were called to a home on St. Joseph Street after reports of gunshots. They found the victim, a woman in her mid-30s, suffering from a gunshot wound. She was rushed to the hospital but died from her injuries shortly after.

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