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Man charged in fatal shooting on Edgedale Circle in Brandon

For Immediate Release : Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Release Number: 20-020

Date

Tuesday January 21, 2020 10:08 AM

Location

900 block of Edgedale Circle Brandon, FL
Man charged in fatal shooting on Edgedale Circle in Brandon

At 10:08 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, deputies were called to a home on the 900 block of Edgedale Circle, off S Kingsway Road, for a report of a shooting.

The victim, a male in his 30s, previously lived at the home with a female resident. He showed up at the residence to pick up his personal belongings and got into an altercation with Carldon Travis King Jr, 35, who was visiting the home. During the altercation in the front yard, King shot the victim. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.

King, who remained at the scene and called 911, was questioned and later charged with second degree murder with a firearm. He was booked into Orient Road Jail.