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Hillsborough Sheriff Charges Man in Tampa Murder

David Omar Mendoza | Hillsborough Sheriff | Arrests

The murder happened Friday.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – A Tampa man has been arrested in connection with the murder of another Tampa man last Friday (Oct. 19), the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.

David Omar Mendoza, 22, of Tampa, was charged with one count each of first degree murder, felony murder with the discharge of a firearm, robbery with a firearm, and discharge of a firearm from a vehicle.

The charges arose from the murder of Michael Andrew Montalbano, 24, of Tampa, whose body was found Friday afternoon in the area of N Dale Mabry Highway and W Busch Boulevard. He had died of upper body trauma.

Deputies said they got an arrest warrant for Mendoza. About 8:30 a.m. today (Oct. 24), the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Mendoza at Carriage Glen Court in Tampa.

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