WESLEY CHAPEL & NEW TAMPA Holiday Shooter Arrested
A Thanksgiving Day shooter was arrested after a daylong manhunt. Jean Lorenzo Gabaree, 34, shot another man in the abdomen at 2:20 p.m. Thanksgiving Day following an argument at a home located at 7821 Blair Dr., the Pasco Sheriff’s Office said. Gabaree was arrested the following day and booked into the Land O’Lakes Detention Center on attempted murder charges The name of the shooting victim, who is 37, was not Jean Lorenzo Gabaree released. The victim said he was standing outside his trailer when someone drove by and shot him. He was taken to a local hospital with nonlife threatening injuries.
Florida Hospital Tampa Murder-Suicide
Steven Reynolds, 70, shot his stepdaughter to death Nov. 23 before turning the gun on himself and committing suicide at Florida Hospital Tampa near the USF
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campus at 3100 E. Fletcher Ave. Reynolds shot 41-year-old Alonna Tedesco (photo) just after 7 a.m. Monday morning on the hospital’s third floor, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) spokesperson Donna Lusczynski. Reynolds died at the scene. Tedesco initially survived the shooting, but after deputies transported her to an emergency room, the efforts to save her failed. Officials said they were unsure of the motive. Investigators were looking at hospital security footage as we went to press. The shooting was contained to the hospital room, and the hospital continued normal operations after the incident. Tedesco was at the hospital visiting her mother Mary Reynolds, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. She recently wrote on her Facebook page beneath a photo of her mother, “All I have to say is Alzheimer’s is a horrible disease! This wonderful woman at the age of 67 looks Alonna Tedesco
like the epitome of health! Her body is in great shape yet her mind is so ill! I wish I knew how to cure this disease, I miss my mom!” According to reports, Tedesco was married to prominent Land O’Lakes physician Dr. John Tedesco. They lived in the Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club neighborhood of Dade City. Alonna has worked as the school nurse at Hudson Middle & High schools since August. “As much as this tragedy saddens the Pasco County Schools family, it also affects Mrs. Browning and me personally,” said superintendent of schools Kurt S. Browning in a prepared statement. “We have known Alonna for many years and are shocked to learn of her horrific passing. She was a good friend and a talented professional. Our thoughts and prayers are with her friends and family.”
Car Accident Kills Two
Two women were killed in an accident on S.R. 54 and Ernest Dr. near the New River Branch Library on Nov. 14, which backed up traffic for hours as paramedics tended to the scene. Lutz resident Barbara Janet Charlebois, 38, was traveling west on S.R. 54 when, for unknown reasons, she drove off the roadway and onto the right shoulder of the road. She overcorrected her vehicle, a 2004 Toyota Camry, to the left, which caused her to swerve into the eastbound lane and into the direct path of a 2014 Buick
Verano driven by 76-year-old Bridget Mary Kent of Ontario, Canada. The collision between the two cars occurred around 8:50 p.m.. Charlebois suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. Kent had serious injuries and was taken to Lakeland Regional Hospital. There were two passengers in Kent’s vehicle and both were taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa — Lillian Cruickshank, 70, who suffered serious injuries, and William Edward Kent, 78 of Ontario, Canada, passed away overnight.
Twistee Treat Gets Unexpected Visitor
Cameron Blake Jackson has given new meaning to the term the “drive-through” as he drove his vehicle smack dab into the Twistee Treat on the corner of New Tampa Blvd. and BBD on Nov. 23. And, for a tip,, he left his car. Jackson originally rammed into the front of the Twistee Treat at around 5 a.m. and fled the scene on foot. At around 10 a.m., Jackson contacted the police to say his vehicle had been stolen. The information he provided about his vehicle matched the description of the vehicle police had impounded earlier that morning. When questioned by Tampa Police Dept. officers, Jackson, who was here on business from Texas, admitted to crashing the car into the Twistee Treat and walking two hours back to his hotel. Jackson was issued a criminal citation for hit and run. — JCC
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