Unarmed Suspect Shot to Death by Police in Tampa, and Nobody’s Protesting
Posted on | January 28, 2025 | Comments Off on Unarmed Suspect Shot to Death by Police in Tampa, and Nobody’s Protesting

Jeremiah Bailey
Well, they thought he might have a gun and, considering that he’d gone on a hit-and-run rampage that killed one man and injured three others, Tampa citizens seem to understand the situation:
The Tampa Police Department released video of the pursuit that ended with shots fired on I-275 late Sunday night.
Jeremiah Bailey, 48, was shot and killed after the pursuit. He is the suspect in a series of hit-and-runs that turned deadly.
Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said it started around 8:30 p.m. Sunday with a dispute at Dollar General off Dale Mabry Hwy. and Interbay Blvd. in South Tampa.
Bercaw said Bailey used his car to block 47-year-old Eric Archield’s car, then moved his car and followed the victim to a friend’s home near W Meadow St. and S. MacDill Ave., where Bailey hit the victim with his car before taking off.
Archield suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, police said.
According to TPD, Bailey then intentionally hit Jesse Rickett, 43, on MacDill Ave. near Interbay Blvd. Rickett suffered head injuries and is listed in critical but stable condition at the hospital.
Minutes later, they say he purposely hit a man who was walking on the 5800 block of Interbay Blvd., police said. He later died.
Then around 10:15 p.m., a fourth hit-and-run was reported in the area of Westshore Blvd. and Lemon St. The man who was hit there was conscious and alert at the scene, TPD said.
None of the victims knew Bailey.
According to Bercaw, officers pursued Bailey onto I-275 northbound, where police executed a PIT maneuver near the Howard Ave./Armenia Ave. exit.
Police said Bailey refused to come out of the car and appeared to reach for something, leading to officers firing shots. Bailey died at the scene. . . .
Bailey’s criminal history includes battery on a law enforcement officer, battery on an EMT, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
More background: “Bailey had served prison time for attacking an Outback Steakhouse manager” and “according to court records had a history of mental health issues.” Gee, ya think so?
Bailey was still on probation at the time of his deadly rampage. So far, we haven’t gotten the “family demands answers” headlines on this case, and Ben Crump’s not showing up in Tampa to demand “justice.” Most importantly, no statues have been toppled and nobody’s looted Best Buy in “mostly peaceful” protest of this shooting, because when a career criminal gets killed by cops, nobody cares, as long as he’s white.
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