Missing Tampa Girl Found In South Florida With 38-Year-Old Man Teen Met Online
A missing Tampa girl was found safe after she ran off to meet a 38-year-old man. The 13-year-old girl was reported missing Saturday after her family couldn’t find her at her Plant City home. Thankfully she was found in South Florida Tuesday after a long search. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced that the girl was left her home without permission early in the morning between 1 and 3 a.m. to meet up with random man she met online.
Missing Tampa Girl Found Safe After Meeting Man Online:
After she disappeared, she was listed as an endangered missing juvenile by the sheriff’s office. This prompted a statewide missing child alert by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Her family and police were searching for nearly a week and found the missing Tampa girl in Broward County with 38-year-old Edward Rodriguez. Police discovered that she met the man online and left her family house in the middle of the night to secretly meet up with him. She had no contact with her family or friends and was planning to hid out with him for as long as possible. Luckily, deputies were able to find and rescue her from what could have been an even worse situation.
According to WFLA, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said, “We are immensely grateful that this young girl has been found. I want to extend my deepest thanks to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals for their quick and effective support. Our joint efforts have brought a young girl home to her family, and that is what truly matters.” Rodriguez was arrested and taken into custody. He is currently facing one count of interference with child custody with possible additional charges. They are going to throw the book at Rodriguez for helping the teen runaway from home.
These Florida Cities Have The Most Mass Shootings In 2024
Palm Bay
Palm Bay is one of the Florida cities with the most mass shootings in 2024. The first mass shooting incident happened January 20, 2024. 3 victims were killed and two of them were injured. The second mass shooting incident happened on January 28, 2024. 3 victims were killed and two were injured. The suspect in this situation was also killed.
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Orlando
I love Orlando but they are also a Florida city with the most mass shootings in 2024. The first incident happened on February 28, 2024. 1 person was killed and 6 were injured. On April 11th, 2024, the second mass shooting in Orlando took place. 1 person was killed and 3 were injured.
Pensacola
The first mass shooting of 2024 happened in Pensacola on June 2nd. Nobody was killed but 4 people were inured. The second mass shooting happened on July 28th. 2 people were killed and 5 victims were injured.
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Fort Lauderdale
The first mass shooting of this year that happened in Fort Lauderdale was on June 14th. 1 person was killed and 4 victims were injured. The second mass shooting happened July 8th were 2 people were killed and 3 were injured.
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Tampa
Tampa has also had two shootings so far in 2024. The first shooting happened on June 23rd where 1 was killed and 3 people were injured. The second one happened on July 5th were 5 people were injured.
