Overview
- Officials identified the victims as Christina Maria Richards, 25, Lisa Sherell Johnson, 41, Sherman Jones, 53, and Marlon Anthony Collins, 53.
- Police say Silas Sampson, 22, fled an attempted traffic stop, evaded an unsuccessful PIT maneuver, and then drove onto East 7th Avenue’s sidewalk, striking at least 11 pedestrians.
- A trooper’s affidavit reports signs of intoxication, a gun falling from Sampson’s waistband, and spontaneous admissions before his arrest on four counts of vehicular homicide and four counts of aggravated fleeing.
- Sampson remains in the Hillsborough County Jail as the state seeks detention; a bond hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning.
- Bradley’s on 7th prepared to reopen with a memorial after a large vigil crowded the street, and investigators asked witnesses to call *FHP.