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Police Look For Clues In Dade City Shooting

Tribune Staff Photo by FRED BELLET

The late model Chevrolet Cavalier was still at the scene at 5th Ave. just a few feet from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Dade City Saturday morning. The vehicle was driven by Thomas Flannery,46, of Zephyrhills.

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Published: January 3, 2009

Thomas Flannery

Dade City - The Dade City Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Martin Luther King Boulevard early this morning.

Around 2:05 a.m., police say, Officer Chris Stone reported hearing what he believed was a gunshot coming from east of the railroad tracks on MLK Boulevard. About 20 to 30 seconds later, Stone saw a westbound vehicle speed across the tracks, cross the 98 By-Pass, leave the roadway on the south shoulder of MLK and go through a field before striking a tree on 5th Street just south of MLK.

Police say they found a man with what appeared to be a gunshot wound. He was taken to Pasco Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The victim has been identified as Thomas William Flannery, 46, of Seaberg Road in Zephyrhills.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. G. Richardson, Det. J. Conrad or Sgt. J. Walters at the Dade City Police Department, 352-521-1493 or the anonymous tip line at 352-521-5604.

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