BY MARK J. CRAWFORD
Telegraph Editor
STARKE — A 20-year-old man has been arrested for a fatal shooting in Starke on Nov. 5.
As of press time, Ted’Qwon Lee McGowan was being held without bond in Columbia County for the Bradford County warrant, under which he was sought for first-degree premeditated murder and grand theft of a motor vehicle.
According to Starke Police Lt. Michael Rooney, SPD officers responded to a call around 9:38 p.m. last Friday involving a shooting in the 1000 block of East Brownlee Street. Upon arrival officers discovered a black male in his 30s suffering from multiple fatal gunshot wounds, Rooney said.
“It was determined that this senseless and depraved act of violence was caused by an individual that had no regard for human life,” SPD said in a statement.
Through investigation, detectives determined that “individual” was McGowan, and they alerted the public he may be driving a blue Chevrolet Camaro, which was later found abandoned.
The suspect was arrested in Columbia County on Saturday after turning himself in.
McGowan will be extradited to Bradford County to face the charges against him, which include the murder of 32-year-old Joshua Demps. According to the police department, Demps was a recent arrival to Starke who was shot while trying to protect his sister from the shooter.
