The Tampa Police Departments requires all of its officers wear bullet proof vests while they’re on duty. Police dispatch tried unsuccessfully to call Roberts, and five minutes later, Sergeant Paul Mumford was the first officer to arrived at the scene. He called to the suspect, who then ran to a shopping cart and pulled a AR-15 assault rifle and pointed it at Sgt. Mumford who was tending to officer Roberts and had to take cover behind a dumpster. Deldado ran from the area running through a park telling people not to tell anyone.
premeditated murder in the first degree for the murder of Cpl. Roberts, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, carrying a concealed handgun, and depriving officer of means of protection. He was taken to the Hillsborough County Jail.
