The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with a murder that occurred nearly 10 years ago. The man was taken into custody on Wednesday.
William Henry Sanders is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Ms. Sabrina Hayes, 25, of Riverview. According to police, on June 9, 2001, Ms. Hayes was driving her vehicle in the subdivision at 82nd and Bahia Drive, in Progress Village, when she was shot in the upper body.
SABRINA HAYES … Killed in 2001
Ms. Hayes continued to drive for 4 blocks, reaching the intersection of 86th
Street and Bahia Drive. At that intersection, Ms. Hayes got out of the vehicle and collapsed on the street. She died at the scene.
[private]Detectives reportedly learned that in 2001, Sanders was allegedly selling drugs in the Progress Village area and the victim was “known to frequent the area for the purpose of purchasing illegal drugs. It is believed that the homicide was over a drug transaction,” police said in a news release.
After several years of investigating and conducting interviews in the area, police identified Sanders as the alleged shooter. Detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest and took him into custody on Tuesday.[/private]
