Tampa man arrested for multiple knife attacks on man: police

TAMPA, Florida. – Police say a Tampa man was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man earlier this month.

According to Tampa police, 57-year-old Eddy Caron was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 52-year-old man on June 12.

READ: Man found dead in Tampa, murder investigation ongoing: TPD

When police responded to the intersection of North 15th Street and East Hillsborough Avenue on the afternoon of June 12, they found the victim dead with numerous stab wounds to his upper body.

Photo courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

A witness walking through a nearby Wendy’s parking lot had reported seeing the victim alive and the suspect shortly before the attack. He also gave authorities a description of the suspect.

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Surveillance footage also showed Caron entering a nearby supermarket, purchasing a can of beer and then entering the fenced area behind the Wendy’s restaurant where the victim was later found, police said.

Caron quickly left the area after the attack, riding away on his bicycle. Police found a beer can with Caron’s DNA near the crime scene and compared his backpack and bicycle to witness descriptions and surveillance footage.

The TPD arrested Caron at his Tampa home on Saturday. He was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail.