Joshua Benjamin, 34, was shot inside a home on the 1000 block of Helena Street in Lutz late morning on August 17, 2025, after an argument turned physical. Deputies were dispatched at 10:27 a.m.; they found him with an upper-body gunshot wound and he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A woman called 911 saying another man had shot her boyfriend. Deputies detained 19-year-old Anthony Williams at the scene and initially booked him that day on carrying a concealed firearm and armed trespassing. After consultation with the State Attorney’s Office, charges were upgraded on September 4 to second-degree murder with a firearm, plus carrying a concealed firearm. Investigators described the incident as a rapid escalation from words to violence and say the investigation remains active.

If anyone has information about the confrontation on Helena Street or saw activity in that neighborhood on August 17, please share what you know.