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Tampa man facing murder charges after deaths of woman, 10-year-old boy

The charges came after a domestic dispute at the Mariner's Cove apartment complex left two people, including a child dead, according to deputies.
Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Tyrone Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and shooting at a building.

TAMPA, Fla.—A Tampa man is facing several charges after the deaths of a 34-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy on Sunday night.

Tyrone Johnson, 42, is being held in the Hillsborough County Jail on charges of first and second-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and shooting into or within a building, documents showed.

The charges came after a domestic dispute at the Mariner’s Cove apartment complex left two people, including a child dead, according to deputies.

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Law enforcement said they believed Johnson was living in the apartment with the woman and the boy.

Sheriff Chad Chronister said the apartment unit had two previous domestic-related calls in the past year; the man arrested is believed to not be a person involved in those previous situations.

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