BARTOW — A 17-year-old Bartow youth remains in juvenile detention after being charged with second-degree murder in the death of what police are calling a romantic rival.
Bartow Police say Taron Hogan shot and killed his former girlfriend’s new boyfriend on Bryant Street near Gordon Avenue on Saturday night.
The victim was found by Polk County Fire Rescue and Bartow Police in the roadway when they arrived. He was rushed to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, where he died just after noon the next day from gunshot wounds to his chest and pelvis. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office would not release the victim’s name, citing Marsy’s law.