Hillsborough: Suspect named in Dover slaying

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Suspect named in Dover slaying

By Times Staff Writer
Published December 29, 2007

TAMPA - Authorities are seeking Victor Carlos Martinez, 18, in connection with the shooting death of Pascual Garcia-Lopez.

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies believe Martinez is the man who shot Garcia-Lopez, 27, around 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Starlite Mobile Home Park in Dover. A warrant has been issued charging Martinez with aggravated assault and first-degree murder.

Investigators say Garcia-Lopez had been sitting on the porch of his mobile home when three men approached. After a brief conversation, one man pulled a gun and fired. Garcia-Lopez stumbled inside the mobile home, where he died.

Martinez is described as a white Hispanic male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 200 pounds. His last known address was 619 E Trapnell Road, Plant City. He might be in a red 2000 Dodge Caravan, with the North Carolina tag TWC3377.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-8477.

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