Tampa Interim Police Chief Lee Bercaw said in a statement the crime allegedly committed by Adams is “unthinkable.”
“I hope this arrest brings some closure to the victim’s family who is mourning the loss of two loved ones,” he said. “We are working with the State Attorney’s Office to ensure the suspect is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
State Attorney Susan Lopez said Adams’s actions were “unimaginable” in both cases.
Acquitted in double murder
Adams was acquitted of shooting two men to death in Lutz in a makeshift recording studio.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Adams arrived at the studio, recorded his music, and then shot both victims before leaving the scene.
Authorities said the three men knew each other. And all identified on social media as members of the Crips gang.
“While we respect the verdict of the jury in the prior case, we disagreed with it and that is why we prosecuted him,” Lopez said in a statement. “We will continue to work with (Tampa police) to prosecute him for these latest crimes.”
