A man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to a shooting at a Tampa dog park last month that led to the death of a 52-year-old gay man, Florida prosecutors said Friday.
Gerald Declan Radford, 65, was charged with second-degree murder for the deadly shooting of John Walter Lay, which Radford initially alleged was in self-defense, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Prosecutors said their investigation revealed that Radford used bigoted slurs toward the victim prior to shooting him and are seeking a hate crime enhancement on the charge.
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