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James McClendon

Case from Tampa, FL dated Dec 09, 2025

Victim Details

James McClendon

Male

Tampa

FL

2025-12-09

34

James

McClendon

07/12/2026

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The homicide investigation concerning 34-year-old James McClendon Jr. commenced after he was reported missing on December 9, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. Police officers initially located his abandoned rental vehicle on the 3500 block of East 27th Avenue, where they discovered a spent 9mm shell casing inside. Two days later, on December 11, authorities found the man's body in a vacant lot on the 2700 block of 18th Avenue East near North 28th Street in the Ybor City area. A Medical Examiner subsequen ...
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  • FOX 13 Tampa Bay: Teen arrested in murder of 34-year-old man found dead in empty lot in Tampa
  • Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS): Teen arrested for murder after 34-year-old man's body found in empty lot on Dec. 11
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