The Polk County Sheriff's Office says two 16-year-olds have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder related to the shooting of a Bartow 17-year-old.
One day after Sheriff Grady Judd made a plea for help to find the suspects who “massacred” a high school student at a Bartow park, detectives announced two teenagers were arrested for murder.
Two teens arrested in shooting death of 17-year-old in Polk County
The sheriffâs office said the suspects âambushedâ the victim during a marijuana deal at a public park.
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Taigur Taguri, 17, of Bartow, was shot and killed Monday night while in the driverâs seat of a truck at a county park. Two teens have been arrested in the case. [ Polk County Sheriff s Office ]
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Two teens have been arrested on first-degree murder charges in the killing of a Polk County 17-year-old, sheriffâs officials said.
A marijuana deal in a public park turned deadly on Monday evening when Taigur Taguri was âambushedâ and shot dead in his pickup truck, Sheriff Grady Judd said.
2 teens face murder charges in shooting death of 17-year-old at park, Polk sheriff’s office says
Deputies say shooting happened during planned drug deal
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Taigur Taguri, 17, was shot and killed Monday in Gordon Heights Park near Bartow. (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County deputies arrested two 16-year-olds on Tuesday for the shooting death of a 17-year-old.
Investigators said the two teens were found at a home on Gause Street in Bartow near Gordon Heights Park, where the shooting happened on Monday.
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Both teens face a charge of first-degree murder, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.