TAMPA, Fla. - More than two years after a deadly shooting outside a Tampa apartment complex, a second suspect was arrested Monday on a first-degree murder charge.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said Jaylen Whittaker, 24, was the second suspect arrested in the 2023 murder of Leon Michael Washington, 29.

The backstory:

Deputies responded to reports of a shooting at around 2:15 p.m. on May 29, 2023. They said it happened outside an apartment complex in the 6800 block of North 50th Street.

When deputies arrived at the scene, Washington was found suffering from a fatal gunshot wound.

Witnesses pointed investigators toward a gold Hyundai Elantra, and surveillance video in the area captured the vehicle as it approached the scene just before the shooting.

The driver was ident

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