Tampa Man Arrested Following Shooting Death

TAMPA, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in the shooting death of a Tampa man Monday, Feb. 5.

William Dennard Jr., 21, of 4225 Empire Place, Tampa, has been charged with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and carrying a concealed weapon.

Deputies were called to the home of Bernard Jinks, 27, of 3757 Fairview Cove Lane, Tampa, at about 11 a.m. Feb. 5 after a neighbor heard shots fired and called 911.

When they arrived, deputies found Jinks had been shot several times. He was transported to Tampa General Hospital where he died.

Deputies encountered Dennard, who matched the description of a person seen leaving Jinks’ home, a short distance away. He had a loaded 9 mm pistol in his right front pocket.

A surveillance video found at the shooting shows Dennard approaching Jinks with his arm extended. In the video, Jinks backs away as Dennard raises the gun and shoots him.

Image via Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office