Gunman gets 55 years in prison for fatal shooting at South Tampa hookah lounge Tony Marrero, Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA Before Gary Omar Montanez Rivera left the Palace Lounge that night four years ago, he fired off a warning to the people he felt had wronged him.
Montanez said he had a gun, witnesses would later testify, and added ominously: “I’m going to remember all y’all’s faces. I’m gonna be back.”
Prosecutors say Montanez, 22 at the time, did return moments later to the South Tampa hookah lounge, this time in his car, and as he drove by sprayed bullets into a group of people standing in front of the club. Mike Franck, 34, was shot in the chest and died at the scene. Five others were wounded.
State attorney raises concerns about budget cuts potentially impacting criminal justice system
The pandemic has put strains on every corner of our lives, especially financial. Now there are concerns about the potential impacts to the criminal justice system.
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TAMPA, Fla. â The pandemic has put strains on every corner of our lives, especially financial. Now there are concerns about the potential impacts to the criminal justice system.
âWeâre preparing to get crushed between a COVID backlog and a budget shortfall,â said Andrew Warren, the state attorney of Floridaâs 13th judicial circuit.
Heâs concerned about the finances as the legislature heads back to session.