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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Carrollwood Man Sentenced After Town 'N Country Shooting Spree

The 2010 shooting spree left one dead and two injured.

A Carrollwood man pled guilty to all charges stemming from a 2010 shooting spree in Town 'N Country that left one dead and two injured, according to law enforcement. Andre R. Watkins, 55, was sentenced to eight life sentences with no possibility of parole by Judge Kimberly Fernandez. The shooting spree began on the evening of Feb. 12, 2010, at the 7-Eleven located at Linebaugh Avenue and Plantation. There, authorities say Watkins carjacked a F150 pickup truck in the parking lot and forced the victim at gunpoint to drive him to the address of 10536 Chadbourne Drive where Watkins fired several rounds into a vehicle parked at the address with two men and one woman seated inside. The two male passengers escaped the scene, while the female …

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