Joseph Michael Reese, 45, was shot and killed outside the Tally Ho Bar Lounge & Grill on North 56th Street in Tampa on January 1, 2025. Deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about the shooting at approximately 1:43 a.m.; Reese was found with a gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

Reese, known as Mike Reese, was a lifelong Tampa resident who grew up in the Nuccio area and graduated from C. L. King Senior High School in 1998. He worked in electronics, TV installation, and security, and was known for helping family and friends with technical and protective needs. He enjoyed basketball, puzzles, video games, movies, fishing, and was a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan. He is survived by his wife, Shankia Williams Reese, children, and other relatives.

Authorities arrested 39-year-old Curtis Christopher Williams in Pinellas Park on January 3, 2025, and booked him into the Pinellas County Jail. He faces charges including murder in the first degree premeditated, firearm causing great bodily harm or death, and felon in possession of a firearm. The community held a visitation at Ray Williams Funeral Home and funeral services were scheduled for January 18, 2025, at Bible-Based Fellowship Church of Temple Terrace.

If anyone has information about the shooting or recalls seeing activity near North 56th Street around 1:43 a.m. on January 1, please come forward.