{"id":355976,"date":"2026-07-29T09:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/355976\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:08:12","slug":"tampa-man-found-guilty-of-1st-degree-murder-after-killing-man-during-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/355976\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa man found guilty of 1st-degree murder after killing man during encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, FLA. \u2014 A jury found a Tampa man guilty of first-degree murder after prosecutors said he murdered a man he invited over for a sexual encounter.<\/p>\n

Dewayne Gallishaw will be sentenced to life in prison Aug. 28, the Hillsborough County State Attorney\u2019s Office, 13th Judicial Circuit, said.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said Gallishaw was living with his boyfriend at an apartment on Marsh Harbor Place in Tampa in 2023, when the couple invited another man to the apartment for a sexual encounter.<\/p>\n

While the two other men were together, prosecutors said Gallishaw went into a bedroom, retrieved a handgun, returned and pointed it at his boyfriend before shooting the other man in the head, killing him.<\/p>\n

Gallishaw\u2019s boyfriend ran into a bedroom, locked the door and called 911. Gallishaw then allegedly fired several rounds through the closed bedroom door.<\/p>\n

Authorities said the bullets traveled into a neighboring apartment, striking a 73-year-old woman. She survived her injuries.<\/p>\n

Jurors reviewed extensive evidence including witness testimony, body cam footage, and helicopter surveillance video before returning a guilty verdict.<\/p>\n

Assistant State Attorneys Scott Harmon and Crews Chambers successfully prosecuted this case.<\/p>\n

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Questions remain after FHP pursuit ends in crash that kills teen passenger<\/p>\n

The crash has left many in the New Port Richey community in shock and mourning, while also raising questions about the pursuit itself and the decision to use a PIT maneuver.<\/p>\n

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