Stearns Street Shooter Arrested (update)
December 14, 2019
Update - December 14
TPD has arrested Delante Burch in connection with the shooting that occurred at Urban Enclave Apartments, 1001 Stearns St. The investigation revealed that the adult female delivery driver had completed a delivery and was returning to her vehicle through the apartment building breezeway. Burch, with four other black males, was standing outside the breezeway as the victim was returning to her vehicle. Burch would separate himself from the group, enter the breezeway behind the victim and shoot her seven times. Burch would later flee the complex with the group of males on foot. The victim was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries but is now in stable condition.
Probable cause was found to charge Burch with Attempted First Degree Murder, Carrying a Concealed Firearm, Possession of a Firearm by a Delinquent, and Violation of Probation. Burch was taken into custody by TPD’s Career Criminal Unit and the U.S. Marshall’s Task Force, at his residence, and transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
A search warrant was also executed on Burch’s residence and evidence related to the attempted homicide was recovered.
Investigators are still trying to identify the other four subjects, and are asking anyone with information about this case to please call them at 850-891-4200 or Crime Stoppers at 850-574-TIPS.
Arrestee:
Charges:
- Attempted First Degree Murder
- Carrying a Concealed Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm by a Delinquent
- Violation of Probation
Update - December 11
The Tallahassee Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is providing an update in the shooting near Stearns Street which occurred on December 8, 2019 around 3:25 a.m. Investigators continue to interview witnesses and examine evidence from the shooting which occurred in a breezeway inside Urban Enclave Apartments located at 1001 Stearns Street. The victim, a meal delivery driver, remains at a local hospital being treated for injuries sustained during the shooting.
Investigators have been working diligently on this case and continue to seek information from anyone who witnessed the incident or may have pertinent information. If you have any information, please call them at 850-891-4200 or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 850-574-TIPS.
TPD will provide all updates via press release.
Update - December 9
The Tallahassee Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit is providing an update in the shooting near Stearns Street which occurred on December 8, 2019 around 3:25 a.m. Investigators continue to interview witnesses and examine evidence from the shooting which occurred in a breezeway inside Urban Enclave Apartments located at 1001 Stearns Street. The victim, a meal delivery driver, remains at a local hospital being treated for injuries sustained during the shooting.
Investigators have been working diligently on this case and continue to seek information from anyone who witnessed the incident or may have pertinent information. If you have any information, please call them at 850-891-4200 or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 850-574-TIPS.
Original Release - December 8
The Tallahassee Police Department is currently investigating a shooting near the 1000 block of Stearns Street. At approximately 3:25 a.m., officers were notified of the shooting incident and responded to the area. Arriving officers and emergency personnel discovered that one adult female victim had been shot. That victim was later transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about this case to please call them at 850-891-4200. If you wish to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 850-574-TIPS.
TPD will provide all updates via press release.
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