Tuesday, May 25, 2021
by Talia Blake (WMFE)
Jacarious Jermaine Javonte Simpson (photo by: Orlando Police Department)
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Orlando Police have arrested a 18-year-old man they say was involved in the May 2 murder of Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill’s 16-year-old niece Tavyiah King. Jacarious Jermaine Javonte Simpson is charged with Third Degree Murder and Attempted First Degree Murder with a Firearm.
During an update on the investigation on Monday, Commissioner Hill talked about the impact of gun violence. She said, “A bullet has no name. And when it travels and hits a person, it just does not hit one person to kill one person. It kills many dreams and hopes for those communities in the people that love them.”