Suspect in fatal Clearwater shooting arrested in Orlando area
A man accused of fatally shooting a Pinellas County man was arrested in the Orlando area, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
Dale Eugene Washington, 22, was located and taken into custody at about 4 a.m. Sunday.
Washington is accused of shooting 22-year-old Jesse Cairo to death on Friday.
***Update*** Detectives Conducting Shooting Investigation In Unincorporated Clearwater: https://t.co/zyXdC9wgd6https://t.co/Tpw87VgylQ pic.twitter.com/0yrZbX7NoO
— Pinellas SO (@SheriffPinellas) January 26, 2018
Deputies found Cairo lying at the end of the driveway at 1788 Suffolk Drive in Clearwater.
Cairo was transported to a hospital where he later died.
Washington was booked into the Orange County Jail. He will be transported back to Pinellas County to face a second-degree murder charge, deputies said.
UPDATE: Man shot in Clearwater area has died. He was 22 years old. https://t.co/dXvL92wVkR
— Bay News 9 (@BN9) January 26, 2018
Multiple agencies assisted the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office with locating Washington, including the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
This story was originally published January 28, 2018 at 4:33 PM with the headline "Suspect in fatal Clearwater shooting arrested in Orlando area."