Man shoots girlfriend and co-worker, kills self Tampa Sonic Drive-In

July 29, 2008
Tampa police: Man shoots girlfriend and co-worker, kills self
TAMPA -- Upset about a disagreement with his girlfriend, a Tampa man shot her and a co-worker outside a fast-food restaurant this morning and then killed himself, authorities say.

The shootings stemmed from an altercation Monday night at the the Sonic Drive-In at 4411 W Gandy Blvd., where police say the man argued with a female employee whom he had been dating, identified as Cassandra Gorham, 21, of Seffner.

Shortly before 2 a.m., after the restaurant had closed, the man returned with a handgun and opened fire on several people sitting inside cars in the parking lot, said Andrea Davis, a spokeswoman for the Tampa Police Department. Gorham and another Sonic employee, Michael D. Stephens, 24, of Tampa, received nonlife-threatening injuries, police said.

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