Warrant Issued for Tampa Murder Suspect

The Tampa Police Department is on the hunt for a 16-year-old boy it says is responsible for a mid-January murder.

According to the department, a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Aveon Yarbrough, 16, of Tampa in relation to the shooting death of James Bradford, 26. Bradford was shot on Jan. 14 around 6:10 p.m. as he was sitting in a vehicle parked at 5001 Terrace Village Drive.

Witnesses to the shooting positively identified Yarbrough in the case, the email stated.

“He should be considered armed and dangerous and has been known to frequent the Robles Park area in Tampa,” police noted in the email.

Anyone with information about Yarbrough’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Tampa Police Department at 813-231-6130.

Photo Credit: Aveon Yarbrough/Courtesy of the Tampa Police Department

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