PLANT CITY, FLORIDA - During a robbery that began as a dispute over $50, a 14-year-old was shot and killed. On September 15, 2025, members of the Plant City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division and Patrol Division arrested Angel Romo Jr., 20, of Plant City. On September 22, 2025, Gustavo Ramirez, 24, of Plant City, was arrested in Pasco County with assistance from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Both defendants have been charged with Murder in the 2nd Degree and Robbery in the 1st Degree.
These arrests follow the earlier apprehension of Abraham Melendez, 24, of Plant City, who was taken into custody shortly after the February 2024 homicide and charged with Murder in the 2nd Degree and Tampering with Physical Evidence.
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