2 men arrested in fatal Plant City shooting

Two men accused of robbing and next fatally shooting a man in Plant City were arrested today.

Eddie W. Blue, 21 of Plant City, turned himself in to the Orient Road Jail that wee hours in connection with the shooting. The family of the moment man, Marcel Holloman, 19, turned him in to the Polk County Jail, said Sgt. Dale Peterson of the Plant City Police agency.

The victim was sitting in his car at 1306 Larrick Lane in Plant City just before 1 p.m. Thursday when two black men in

their early 20s, dressed in black, approached him and demanded money, Plant City police said. They shot the victim in the upper chest and ran absent.

Police have not released the name of the victim.

Blue and Holloman are charged with first degree murder, carjacking in possession of a firearm and three counts of robbery with a firearm. Holloman is facing additional charges of robbery, petty theft and two counts of battery.

Both are being held without bond.

—Times staff writers

Original post by tampabaycom

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