A Tampa man already in custody on murder charges now has been charged in the murder of a San Antonio (FL) resident who worked at the Cody’s Roadhouse on Wesley Chapel Blvd. (S.R. 54).
According to the Tampa Police Department (TPD), 18-year-old Keith Gaillard has been charged with the first-degree murder of 46-year-old Tyrone S. Davis, whose body was found in the parking lot of Temple Crest Park (in North Tampa) on July 26. Davis was found (without any identification on him) shot in the back of the head with a 0.22-caliber bullet. The death was determined to be a homicide.
Gaillard reportedly killed transgender woman India Clarke, 25, in the same manner. Her body was found on July 21 at the University Area Community Development Center (UACDC), also in Tampa. Gaillard turned himself in for that crime on July 29.
TPD reports that Davis was last seen on surveillance video leaving Cody’s Roadhouse in his silver Chevy Impala just after midnight on July 26. TPD’s subsequent investigation revealed that Davis’ vehicle and cell phone both were missing. The Impala was discovered abandoned at 7:30 p.m. on July 26 on Louisiana Ave. in East Tampa, without the keys.
The vehicle was taken to the TPD impound lot and searched. Blood was found on the center console area, the driver’s doorjamb and on the front passenger seat. Gaillard’s wallet also was found inside in the center console. A blood-stained white tank top and grey shorts also were found.
On July 27, a witness told TPD that Gaillard came to his house in the Impala, stating that it was his girlfriend’s, and that he was “catching bodies.” The witness went to a gas station with Gaillard in the Impala and they were traveling to another residence when the car broke down on E. Louisiana Ave. The two reportedly tried to flag down help to get the car started, but instead pushed it into a vacant lot.
At some point, the witness opened the glove box and saw paperwork stating that the car belonged to Davis. Gaillard then admitted to the witness that he had killed Davis at Temple Crest Park and taken the car. The witness also stated that he had seen Gaillard with a 0.22-caliber revolver with duct tape on the grips.
On July 28, a second witness stated that his brother had purchased a gun from Gaillard. When the witness turned over the gun, it matched the description provided by the previous witness.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) analysts tested the blood on the grey shorts, which matched Davis’ DNA. One spot was a combination of DNA from both Gaillard and Davis. DNA on the tank top also was identified as Davis’.
Gaillard’s fingerprints were found in multiple places inside and outside the Impala. FDLE also determined that the ammunition in the recovered revolver matched the bullet recovered from Davis’ body. Phone records showed that the two had been in contact prior to the murder.
At our press time, Gaillard remained in the Orient Rd. Jail without bond on two charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a violent criminal.
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