Tampa teen arrested on murder charge on his 17th birthday, deputies say

TAMPA — A 17-year-old wanted in a fatal Feb. 17 shooting in the University area has turned himself in, deputies say.

Kanye Mordica was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder with a firearm. He turned himself in Wednesday morning, on his 17th birthday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were working a Feb. 17 call in the University area when they learned that nearby there was a body lying outside a duplex at E 124th Avenue and N Ninth Street.

They found a male juvenile who had died at the scene. He suffered trauma to his upper body, though the Sheriff’s Office did not elaborate.

Then on Monday, deputies said they had obtained an arrest warrant for Mordica and were searching for him. That led Mordica to turn himself in, the agency said. He was being held at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Assessment Center.

The Sheriff’s Office did not release the name of the juvenile who was killed or provide any other details about the crime, including what led to the slaying.