The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on four charges following a weekend shooting
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
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Tobias A. McDonald, DOB 11/24/1994, of Lexington, KY, was arrested Sunday, May 11. He is charged with Attempted Murder, Kidnapping (Domestic), and two additional Kidnapping charges.
Sheriff’s deputies initially responded to a reported shooting around the 6400 block of Beechwood Avenue, Sarasota. Several people were gathered at a house, some who knew McDonald and had traveled to Sarasota for vacation. McDonald showed up unannounced and confronted those outside demanding to locate Meghan Lynch, of Lexington, KY. Upon entering the home, where Lynch was inside, McDonald fired a shot, injuring Ishmael Stipp, also of Lexington, KY, and left the scene with Lynch in the car.
With assistance from the Florida Highway Patrol and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect was apprehended without incident. He is in custody at the Sarasota County Correctional Facility. Lynch was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.