Florida Man Murders Person At His Own Birthday
PARK CITY, KS - FEBRUARY 26: Police tape hangs across the street in front of the house that Dennis Rader lives in February 26, 2005 in Park City, Kansas. Rader is the suspect whom police have arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the 10 deaths now tied to the serial killer known as BTK. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/Getty Images)
What a wild way to bring in your birthday.
A Florida man out of Polk County is being accused of shooting & killing someone at his own birthday!
According to WESH 2, 35-year old Thomas Jackson was arrested, after shooting a man, who’s name isn’t disclosed, during an altercation at his birthday celebration. Jackson was enjoying the night with his girlfriend & friends, & was said to have been drunk.
An argument ensued between his girlfriend & the man, which then lead to 7 shots ringing off & Jackson standing over the victims body. Jackson said that the victim had tried to attack him but, detectives didn’t see any signs on the bodies of Jackson & the victim to confirm there was a physical altercation.
Jackson is charged with second-degree murder with weapon.
Which Florida City Made The List With Highest Murder Rates In U.S.
There’s lots to love about the Sunshine State, but we’re also notorious for the craziest crimes. One Florida city even ranked in the top 15 for highest murder rates in America. It’s not really a list we love to see Florida on, but we can’t say we’re not surprised with all the insane stuff that happens here.
Our friends at neighboorhoodscout.com ranked the top 30 cities in the country with the highest murder rates per 1,000 residents. They condensed their research by including cities with 25,000 or more people. They collected their data by the number of murders reported to the FBI to have occurred in each city, and the population of each city. The city population data comes straight from the US Bureau of the Census at the time of each analysis. For instance, the 2022 list population uses 2020 population figures. The 2021 list uses 2019 figures, and so forth.
There were 14 new cities making the list this year. “The newcomer on this list with the highest murder rate is Saginaw, MI. The number of murders in Saginaw more than doubled from the previous year.” Thankfully (and surprisingly) only one Florida city was ranked in the research.
Here’s the top 15 cities with the highest murder rate. Click here to see the full list.
