Crime & Safety
Police Make Arrest in Shooting Deaths of Tampa Siblings
Tampa Police arrested Tavari Grant, 18, in connection with the deaths of Kiara and Jeremi Brito.
TBO.com reporter Tom Brennan posted a follow up report on the murder of two South Tampa teens after police arrested Tavari Grant, 18, on Thursday in connection with the slayings.
Kiara Brito, 16, and Jeremi Brito, 13, . According to Brennan's article, police said Grant and Charles Waits, 19, went to the home just before 6 a.m. Sunday to rob the family.
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Grant, who resides at 2709 N. Lincoln Ave., faces two counts of first-degree murder and home invasion, jail records show. Waits, who resides at 3612 S. Belcher Dr., was arrested earlier this week and remains in custody in lieu of bond on unrelated drug charges, but police consider him a suspect in the Brito slayings, as well.
See Brennan's TBO.com article for more details on the investigation.
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Editor's note: Although this crime occurred outside of the Seminole Heights Patch news coverage area, some of our readers might have children who knew the victims or have information that could assist investigators.
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