TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A second suspect has been arrested more than two years after a drive-by shooting outside a Tampa apartment complex that left 29-year-old Leon Michael Washington dead.

Jaylen Whittaker, 24, was taken into custody on Monday, Aug. 11 and charged with premeditated first-degree murder with a firearm, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said they responded to the Del Rio Apartments shortly after 2:15 p.m. on May 29, 2023, when people began calling 911 saying they heard gunshots in the area.

Washington was found dead in front of the complex. Authorities said he suffered a gunshot wound.

Detectives later learned that a gold Hyundai Elantra had been seen traveling past the apartments. Someone inside the car opened fire, shooting several times bef

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