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Murder in 2007

By ABHI RAGHUNATHAN, Times Staff Writer
Published October 28, 2007

ADVERTISEMENT Edesha Daniel, 17, was killed April 18 allegedly by her ex-boyfriend Charles Wilson, 26, in the Childs Park area.

More people have already been murdered in St. Petersburg this year than all of 2006. Here's a look at this year's 24 murders, with information from police on ones that were drug-related or tied to a domestic dispute or home invasion. The data confirm the consistency of murders in St. Petersburg over the years. Most people are killed south of Central Avenue, and roughly a third of all murders appear to be drug-related.

1. Jan. 17

4300 block of Seventh Avenue N: David Heath, 53, shot. Dorion Dillard and Cordaro Hardin charged with first-degree murder.

2. Jan. 17

3500 block of Seventh Avenue N: Jeff Shultz, 43, shot. Dillard and Hardin charged with first-degree murder.

3. March 8

3700 18th Ave. S:Frederick Love, 24, stabbed after an argument over a woman. Malcolm Danford, also 24, charged with second-degree murder.

4. March 24

2200 block of Highland Street S: Deandre "Squirrel" Brown, 15, shot after a brawl at Wildwood Recreation Center. Tyree Jamel Gland, 17, charged with second-degree murder. Raymond Adams, 18, charged with being a principal to the murder.

5. April 4

2635 Sixth St. S: Tracey Walker, 40, shot. No arrest.

6. April 14

2700 block of 20th Street S: Charles E. Williams, 25, shot. No arrest.

7. April 18

4100 block of 12th Avenue S: Ediesha Daniel, 17, shot. Charles Wilson, 20, the father of her baby, charged with first-degree murder.

8. May 27

1948 45th St. S: James Lasseter, 33, shot during a drug-related dispute. Christopher Taylor, 24, charged with first-degree murder.

9. May 27

6363 First Ave. S: James Chancey, 30, stabbed. Jonathan Welcher, 33, charged with second-degree murder.

10. May 27

1000 block of 13th Avenue S:Kurt Bryant shot. Marcus Oliver, 18, charged with first-degree murder.

11. June 15

834 53rd Ave. N: Ian Lawson, 23, shot. David Wilson, 24, who had just started to date Lawson's girlfriend, charged with first-degree murder.

12, 13. July 6

482 Dawson Ave. NE:Paula M. O'Conner, 37, and her 15-month-old son, Alijah, killed inside home. Paula dies of strangulation; Alijah dies of asphyxiation. No arrest.

14. July 12

1409 28th Ave. S: Amuel Murph, 68, shot with an assault rifle. No arrest.

15. July 19

2021 Queensboro Ave. S:Clifford Harris, 36, shot during drug-related dispute. Claudius "New York" Green, 51, charged with second-degree murder.

16. July 30

800 Jackson St. N, Apt. 2: Luyen Pham, 63, beaten and strangled. Long Phi Le, 20, charged with first-degree murder, home invasion.

17. Aug. 4

731 15th St. S:Jimmy Lee Adams, 34, shot. No arrest.

18. Sept. 3

3921 Ninth Ave. S: Mariama M. Williams, 31, stabbed. Ronald E. Williams, 42, victim's husband, charged with second-degree murder.

19. Sept. 4

2227 33rd St. S:Vinson Phillips, 46, shot. No arrest.

20. Sept. 6

47th Street and 16th Avenue S:Alfonso Williams, 35, shot while riding bicycle. No arrest.

21. Sept. 15

Fifth Avenue N and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street:Charles Cummings, 49, beaten. No arrest.

22. Sept. 19

776 1/2 16th Ave. S:Mandy Sampson, 27, shot. Home invasion/drug-related. No arrest.

23. Sept. 22

2500 block of 21st Street. S: Miguel Bell, 42, shot and dumped in an alley. No arrest.

24. Oct. 10

2581 Langdon Ave. S: Benjamin Philyor, 46, shot. No arrest.

If you have information about these cases

Call St. Petersburg police at (727) 893-7164 or call Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-873-8477.

[Last modified October 27, 2007, 22:04:14]