>> reporter: well, he's been identified as 36-year-old reginald brown. he lived on ohio street. i'm alongside reginald's family including his mother, brenda perkins. we're very sorry to hear about your son's loss. you guys live right down the street. i guess it took a couple days of not hearing from him. >> i was going to talk to him sunday because i got baptized and me and my son, my baby boy we just got busy and we started doing other things and when we came home i was going to text him because i didn't talk to him yesterday. i was going to text him and one of his friends came over and said they tried to call him and contact him and there was no response. he went by the house and the door was ajar. >> reporter: that's when you knew something was wrong. >> i knew something was wrong. his door is never open, unless he opens it or whatever. and i went in there and it was the mother's worst nightmare and my son, everybody that knows him know that he have this infectious spirit about him, a good spirit and god bless who he choose, but my son >> reporter: i'm very sorry for your loss

this is reginald brown junior, he's the victim in his case. this photos comes to us from his family. police here in plant city say it appears brown was shot to death in his home here on the 1300 block of ohio street yesterday. a forensic's team was here overnight, looking for evidence. they're trying to solve this horrible murder. mother. she talked about her son, about the horror of not only having to positively identify him but of losing her son. >> i went in there and it was a son, everybody that knows him knows that he had this infectious spirit about him, a good spirit and god bless whom he choose but my son was a good person. >> reporter: brenda perkins, the mother there, did tell us her heart was warmed by seeing the memorial left here by family and friends in her son's honor. she is also of course hoping that police will be able to bring justice for her son but so far plant city officials tell us they don't have any suspects and no arrests made so far. live in plant city, adam weiner, abc action news. >>> if you're not near your tv, ta

they say family members found 36- year old-reginald brown dead inside his home on east ohio street. they believe he was shot. we don't have a lot of information this morning. once we find out more, we will update you here on 10 news this morning and online at w-t-s-p dot com. right now, manatee county deputies are searching for two men suspected in a deadly shooting. they want you take a take a good look at these surveillance photos. deputies say the images show two men running from the scene of a shooting in bradenton from saturday night. deputies say 31- year-old charles lehnert was shot and killed after a fight in the parking lot of a lawn equipment store on 15th street east. investigators say the suspects were seen driving off in a red s-u-v with chrome trim. a team of investigators will inspect debris that could be linked to the to the malaysia airlines flight that vanished almost two years ago. they'll look at a piece of curved white metal found on the southern coast of thailand. found by a fisherman. a report indicates the serial number belongs to a boeing 777. that's the sam

police tell us family members found 36 year old 'reginald brown' dead inside his home on east ohio street. they said it appeared he'd been shot. police are now trying to figure out what led to brown's death. an apartment complex in lakeland that caters to the elderly and disabled went up in flames, and left one person dead. 10 news reporter garin flowers shows you the one thing firefighters say could have made a difference. pkg: the exterior of bella vista manor is a reminder of what sot it's just a sad thing. the fire alarm for the 5 story independent living facility sounded off around 4:30 a-m. inside was 41 residents - many elderly and disabled. terry rimes delivers medicine to some of the residents. sot it makes it a little more personal because it may be somebody that i have delivered to in the past before. one person died in the blaze. lakeland fire fighters evacuated the rest of the building, three had to go to the hospital. sot it doesn't matter if i know them or not it's still tragic, no doubt about it. according to lakeland fire, they arrived minutes after the alarm windows on t

detectives identified the man as 38 year old reginald brown. they believe he was shot in the upper body. police are still trying to figure out what happened. we'll bring you more info as soon as the story develops. anyone with information is asked to call the plant city police department. 3 3 they're on desks...under chairs...and in air vents.. bed bugs are infesting a clearwater call center. employees say they've seen them for more than a week---and they're getting bit. 3 as fox 13's evan lambert explains those workers claim they're still being forced to work while the business is infested. 3 20:19:17i don't want to call it an infestation, but i believe it is.celeste smith says she stopped going to work when she saw pictures and videos from co-workers of what's lurking in her office building.they're bed bugs. several former and current employees of 24/7 in touch--a clearwater call center contacted fox 13 about the pests.some--fearing they could lose their jobs for speaking out--asked us to protect their identities.2:57one of my friends actuall

friends and family members have been trying to reach reginald brown. when they didn't hear back from him for nearly two days they got concerned and went to his house yesterday, only to find brown inside his home, dead. plant city police were called. they say they are investigating brown's death as a murder. >> at this point we don't think this is going to be an a issue that's going to compromise the safety of the neighborhood. i want the residents to be aware of that. if you see anything or you've heard something, even if it's please call the plant city police department. >> so far, police have not named any suspects. abc action news reporter adam weiner is on the scene gathering information from police and we'll update you coming up at 5:00. >>> it's a chilly start, frost and freeze advisories up this morning. here's meteorologist shay ryan. >> if you're in citrus or hernando county, that's where temperatures are down as far as 28 degrees. that will continue through out 9:00 this morning. wesley chapel is at 36, hudson, 39. the coastline is not a conc

a relative found a body inside a home on ohio street, 38-year-old reginald brown. upper body, police are still investigating. >> and they are on desks, under chairs -- bed bugs. the company has called and provide service service for net flicks and air bnb and those workers say they are still being forced to work while the business is infested. >> i don't want to call it an infest taition ation but i believe it is. >> they are bed bugs. and several current and former employees of this clearwater call center contacted fox 13 about the pests, some fearing they could lose their jobs for speaking out asking us to protect their identities. >> one has to actually go to the so many had bites on his legs. >> the boy had company admits it's found bugs in the office building. several dead bugs were found, and the building has been treated and inspected by several pest companies but employs say these images were taken within the last day. >> i feel bad for the people who industrial to go to work, and if they are allowed to go home it's without pay, and if you're a single person and you're the so

they haven't seen reginald brown since friday so they went to check on him. his mother says she found his door wide open and his body inside the door. tonight we're just hearing her [ crying ]. >> no, no! >> ma'am? >> no. oh, my god. >> police telling us there were no signs of forced entry. they believe brown likely knew his killer. tonight there is a $3,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. >>> good evening, everyone. temperatures right now upper 40s across our northern counties. definitely cold but not nearly as cold as this time yesterday and we're not expecting a freeze or a frost tomorrow morning. in fact, on average, temperatures are 15 to 15 degrees warmer right -- 10 to 15 degrees warmer than they were this time yesterday and that trend continues through the overnight as we see a little bit of cloud cover rolling in, maybe patchy fog, by wake-up time expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the 50s. the warmup and then the rain, and some folks get heavy rain. give you the details coming up in a >> we'll check back with you, denni

we spoke with the mother of the victim, 36-year-old reginald brown, yesterday morning, live on abc action news. she said she had not seen her son since friday so she and family members went to check on him. his mom says she found his door wide open, his body was just we're hearing her frantic call to 911. [screaming] >> police say there were no signs of any forced entry and they believe that brown likely knew his killer. there's a $3,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest. >>> an update to breaking news we brought you all morning long yesterday. 20-year-old has died after serious crash that shut down part of the court knee campbell causeway for hours. tampa police say a driver was likely drunk when he hit another car in the westbound lanes early monday and tried to run away after the crash. we're told charges are pending against that driver, 18-year- old adrian doth, he's still in one of his passengers died. >>> a group of bay quarter little leaguers from temple impact on their community. the tampa bay legends needed to raise money for decided to do it in a way that benefi

friends and family lit candles last night in memory of reginald brown. they hadn't heard from him since friday. they discovered his body when they went to check on him. it appears he was shot. >>> in pinellas county charges are pending in a wrong way crash and so far it's the woman has been arrested. a truck hit the woman's car late saturday. driving the wrong direction and tried to run from the scene but the passenger managed to stop him. deputies say it turns out the woman was reportedly driving drunk. she was charged with d.u.i. she was released from jail. charges are pending for the driver of the other car. >>> in the attack on isis, the terror group is releasing a new video showing nine extremeists who carried out the attacks in paris on november 15th. dead and hundreds others injured. they threatened to attack britain and the prime minister. >>> we turn to democracy 2016. there could be a new candidate jumping in the race for the white house. michael bloomberg is possibly considering a presidential run. reaction from current candidates. the 73-year

family members found 26 year- old reginald brown dead in his home. it appears he's been shot. police are trying to figure without what led up to his death. our top story. an apartment story that caters to the elderly and disabled filled up with flames and one person dead. could have made a big difference. >> the exterior of bella vista man noris a reminder of what happened sunday morning. the fire alarm for the five story independent living facility went off around 5:30 a.m.. many elderly and disabled. >> it makes it a little bit more personal because it may be someone i had delivered to in the past. >> one person died in the blaze. the rest of the building was evacuated. >> it done a lot matter if i know them or not, still a tragedy. no caught about it. >> according to to the fire, they arrived minutes and saw flames coming from the fourth floor. it was from the same room where someone was found dead. >> make sure your loved one is in a safe's place. >> her son lives in the building and it took hours for her to find out he was safe. >> i reached out to management, they can't

detectives identified the victim as 36-year-old reginald brown. again, this is a live picture at this hour from the scene. anyone who may know something about brown's death should call plant city police. >>> in manatee county, detectives also investigating a homicide tonight. this is surveillance video of the suspects. 31-year-old charles leinart got into a fight while walking through the parking lot of gravely in bradenton. that's a business there. leinart was then shot and killed. if you recognize the man in the black shirt and red baseball cap, please call crime stoppers. the number is on the screen, 866-634-tips. >>> in hernando county, deputies are investigating a stabbing tonight. speedway gas station on mariner boulevard. deputies tell us the man was stabbed in the chest, but is expected to survive. tonight, again, they are looking for the attacker. >>> in polk county, scary moments this morning, as seniors were trapped inside this five-story burning building. the fire happened in lakeland at the belva vista manor. firefighters tell us one

and top stories, police in plant city continue to investigate the deadly shooting of reginald brown he was shot at the home on 1300 block of east ohio street after 5:00 p.m. on sunday. detectives are asking anyone who may know something about brown's death to call plant city police. >>> and police in largo are you can see the man on surveillance video walking around the store. at one point the bird is on his shoulder and then vanishes. the store owner believes the bird, valued at $2,100 may be in danger. >>> clean up continues in the northwest after this weekend's historic snowstorm being blamed for 30 deaths. this morning airlines are slowly resuming flights and plows continue to clean roads and main streets. much more on the winter storm in a few minutes. first a frost warning in our area. >>> that's right. you may have to scrape ice off of your windshield this morning. there are freeze warnings until 9:00. you have been below freezing for hours now. now, the frost advisory, this purple shedded -- shaded area, that is in effect until 9:00. the only place that you might not see frost

reginald brown found shot to death by his own mother. just released, the call she made to 9-1-1. >> the murder could have happened between friday and sunday. the cops say that's the last time anyone heard from brown. >> >> taking a look now at what it looks like outside of your window, our meteorologist, ivan -- it's warming up out there. >> it's warming up. morning tampa, 38 degrees. the coldest we have been since last winter. that's something. the sunshine has warmed us up. we are >>> one spot look at saint pete at 47. 11 degrees warmer in surrounding areas the reason for that, the influence of the water. pinellas peninsula. water to west and east, water temperature 58. to get any component off the water, we had an east wind. 10-miles an hour, nine, eight, 10 and that kept saint pete at 47 degrees. very interesting. 65, right now in tampa. we have warmed up and we'll keep the trend going. forecast, tracking the next time rains. in a few minutes. right now, tampa is leading the state in new jobs krista is showing us who is hiring and a

they say family members found 36-year-old reginald brown dead street. we don't have a lot of information. once we get new details, we'll update you here and online. >>> manatee county deputies are searching for two men suspected they want you to take a good look at these surveillance photos. deputies say the images showed two men running from the scene of a shooting in bradenton. they say charles leopard was shot and killed in a parking lot. investigators say the suspects were seen driving off in a red suv with chrome trim. >>> official will look ate piece of curved white metal right here found on the southern coast of thailand. investigators say the wreckage was found by a fisherman. a report indicates the serial number belongs to a boeing 777 that is the same model as mh- 370 but no official confirmation whether it is from the same aircraft. the flight disappeared near hi two years ago after it took off from kuala lumpur to beijing. >>> airline officials working milan after their plane was diverted to canada. the american you're lines jet left from fa

police in plant city continue to investigate a deadly shooting of reginald brown who was shot at a home in the 1300 block of east ohio street after 5:00 p.m. sunday. detectives are asking anyone who knows about his death to call plant city police. >>> weather-wise getting warmer and still cold. >> still cool out but significantly warmer than we were a few hours ago. 53 in tampa after starting in 54 sarasota 58 inverness and keeps warming up. 67 this afternoon lots of sunshine. tomorrow 73 and ahead of the cold front bringing a good chance for showers and thunderstorms wednesday into thursday. looks great. >> is that 4:00 is our next

. >> brown: we first met reginald dwayne betts in chicago, at the cook county juvenile temporary detention facility, where he'd come to read his poetry to young inmates and answer their questions. does it take you back when you walk in a place like this? >> it's really different walking in from the side i walk in now. so the reason it takes me back is i recognize how different the experience is. and then when i see the kids though, it takes me back, because all of them remind me of me when i was younger. >> brown: betts grew up 700 miles to the east in suitland, maryland, a community southeast of washington, dc. >> brown: he was a bright child, an honor student who loved to read, and had hopes for college... despite being surrounded by drugs, occasional violence and peers who'd been locked up. >> i expected myself to be the exception, despite the fact that i smoke weed, just like everybody else, and i kinda hung around out here late at night just like everybody else. i guess i thought i would end up different. >> brown: why? >> i thought i was smart, thought i was better, that i could beat

. >> brown: in a classroom inside the cook county temporary juvenile detention center in chicago, incarcerated young people recently gathered to hear poet reginaldad his work and take their questions. >> that's part of what i meant by history, that it's this bigger thing that we have to understand to even understand our own lives. >> brown: when you come to a place like this, what are you trying to do? what are you hoping to get out of it? >> i think honestly i'm trying to get them to pay attention to their own stories. so i read a poem to them, i'll talk to them, and if i get them to think about their own stories, they get to write their stories down and kind of think in a different way about how their stories shape the life that they have. and if you want a different life, you find a way to tell different stories. >> brown: betts should know. as a teenager he was arrested for carjacking, tried as an adult, and spent eight and a half years in prison. >> it's really easy for me to walk in here and say that, you know when i was 16 years old i got locked up and pretend like that's the narrative or that's the most important part of the narrative. w