Event Brief
Aug 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Florida Man Charged With Killing Uncle at Laundromat
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Tampa police say a 23-year-old man shot and killed his 61-year-old uncle inside a laundromat off Soutel Drive. Investigators reviewed surveillance showing the victim loading clothes when a masked gunman approached from behind and fired. The suspect, La’Darius Purdy, was taken into custody Wednesday on an unrelated domestic battery warrant tied to a January incident.
WHO: La’Darius Purdy, 23; Roderick Crawford, 61
WHAT: Charged with murder after police say he fatally shot his uncle inside a laundromat; surveillance video reviewed; suspect arrested on an unrelated warrant.
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026
WHERE: Soutel Drive laundromat (District 6 Patrol area), Tampa, FL
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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