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Police: Clearwater man arrested after shooting, killing coworker

Clearwater Police
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — A 36-year-old man is behind bars after authorities said he shot and killed a coworker on Nov. 17 in Clearwater.

Marvin Dodson was charged with first-degree murder.

On the morning of Nov. 17, 38-year-old Everton Dove was found with a gunshot wound near the access road of the 21000 block of U.S. 19 North, the Clearwater Police Department (CPD) said. His death was later ruled as a murder.

Through their investigation, police said Dodson and Dove were coworkers and last seen together after work before Dove's body was found.

Dodson was arrested on Nov. 27 and booked into the Pinellas County Jail.

Friends rally behind homeowner in Largo after EF-1 tornado

Frances was out of the country when a storm blew through Largo, ripping the roof off her home in the process. Her friends, Debbie Jackson and Sam Rogers, rallied people from Sam's Facebook group, "Beach Bum Fun in the Sun," and began moving Frances' stuff out of her home and into a safer location.

Friends rally behind homeowner in Largo after EF-1 tornado