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Dremaine Vashaun Johnson, 24, was one of two men found shot to death at a Chevron gas station at 7710 Madison Avenue in Tampa on September 12, 2017. Johnson and 23-year-old James J. Nicholas were discovered early in the morning after multiple 911 calls reporting bodies at the gas pumps; both had suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office opened a double homicide investigation.

Investigators identified and arrested Raynald Joseph Lamothe in connection with the killings. Witnesses reported seeing the victims in a dark Nissan Altima later linked to Lamothe, and one witness identified Lamothe in a police lineup. Lamothe was found in Orlando after a deputy responding to a trespass call spotted a Nissan Altima with a bullet hole and bloodstains matching the Tampa scene. He faced multiple charges including two counts of first-degree murder and weapons-related counts.

The deaths occurred soon after Hurricane Irma, a timing the community noted as heightening the tragedy. Does anyone have information about Johnson’s movements or who he was with in the hours before September 12, 2017?