![]() ![]() Padgett went on to describe Hope as kind and generous person who even took her and her daughter in when they had nowhere to go. "I didn't know what to say, I didn't know what to do." "I literally was just stuck," Padgett told us. Jasmyne Padgett, a longtime friend of Hope's, told us she didn't believe the news until she confirmed it with Hope's girlfriend. "Right now we don't have the kind of leads that we need."Īuthorities stated that they have no suspects or motive for the shooting at the moment. "We know that there were a number of people outside of the hookah lounge when this happened, so we're looking for some more help," said police spokesperson Steve Hegarty. Investigators have questioned a few witnesses, but have made no arrests. Hope was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, police confirmed. Man taken to local hospital declared deadĪccording to the Tampa Police Department, officers arrived at the 813 Hookah Lounge at 4809 East Busch Boulevard at around 4:04 a.m.Tampa Police are continuing their search for suspects as they investigate the city's latest homicide, a shooting at the 813 Hookah Lounge early Sunday. The last one occurred in 2003 in Palm Beach County, Florida, where eight cases were reported.įrisaro reported from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.TAMPA, Fla. Since 1992, there have been 11 outbreaks involving malaria from mosquitoes in the U.S. cases of malaria are diagnosed each year - the vast majority in travelers coming from countries where malaria commonly spreads. “So we just wanted to give Floridians a big kind of heads up, put the whole state on notice.”Ībout 2,000 U.S. We know the summer’s only getting hotter and wetter over the next couple of months,” Williams said. “We know we are going into the Fourth of July holiday. Williams said health officials are being proactive. “Listen, the conditions are favorable," Williams continued. “As soon as it crossed over from one to two confirmed cases, it progressed to an alert,” Williams said, comparing it to the system of issuing a hurricane watch versus a hurricane warning - when a storm is imminent. That was followed by a second case, and then two more, said Jae Williams, the press secretary for the Florida Department of Health. The initial malaria advisory was issued in Sarasota County after the first case was reported in late May. Officials in Sarasota County area also using similar tactics to control mosquitos, the county's health department said in an advisory. ![]() “We're trying to keep the malaria mosquitos from coming into our county through our southern border by using aggressive mosquito control activities.” And that process will continue until the public health alert that we’re currently under is lifted,” Lesser said. “So we’re trying to get in there about once every seven to 10 days and really knock down the mosquito population. He said the time frame for when a mosquito can become infected to when it can transmit the disease to a person is about 14 days. “We really want to focus on killing the adult mosquito before they have the opportunity to feed on one person that may be infected with malaria and then transmit that disease to a second person,” Lesser said. ![]() A truck can only cover around 1,000 acres (404 hectares) a night, he said. Officials in Manatee County have ramped up efforts to control the mosquito population.Ĭhris Lesser, director of the Manatee County mosquito control district, said they're primarily using helicopters to combat the mosquito population because they cover between 15,000 and 20,000 acres (6070 to 8082 hectares) in one night. The mosquito population thrives in Terra Ceia because "it's an island surrounded by a lot of shallow water and mangroves, and ideal places for mosquitoes,” Lyons said. They may not all be mosquitoes, but there’s certainly mosquitos out there.”Īnother resident, Tom Lyons, says news of the malaria cases “makes me take mosquito protection a little more seriously." “And we don't go out in the evening because you can see clouds and clouds of bugs now. “I don’t go out without it,” she told The Associated Press on Tuesday. It's the threat of the mosquito-borne illness that concerns Kathleen Gibson-Dee, who lives on Terra Ceia Island, which is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Sarasota County.Įven though no malaria cases have been reported in Manatee County, where Terra Ceia is located, Gibson-Dee said that she's now routinely using bug repellent while working in her garden. Malaria, caused by a parasite that spreads through bites from Anopheles mosquitoes, causes fever, chills, sweats, nausea and vomiting, and headaches. The four residents in Sarasota County received treatment and have recovered, according to the state's Department of Health advisory. ![]()
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