Spain Tourist Charged with Downtown Tampa Murder

0:00A 41-year-old tourist from Spain got hit with premeditated first-degree murder charges after stabbing a man to death in downtown Tampa Friday. Afternoon, Tampa police say went down near train tracks on East Act Street and the suspect called 9-11 right after, acting like he just stumbled on, the bloody body. Officers rolled up just after 3.45 pm and found the guy, Diego Ponte Molina, clutching a bloody knife wrapped in cloth with the victim, lifeless nearby. His backpack even had a receipt from a few days back for two knives bought at an outdoor store, one still in his pocket. No sign the two men knew each other or even crossed words before the attack, which has folks in the area on edge about random violence hitting. Visitors and locals alike. Molina was in town on vacation, turning a trip into a nightmare real quick. His cameras caught the whole thing, Molina walks by, swings his arm up and down twice and the victim drops.

1:00Detectives piece it together fast, from that footage, and the fresh knife purchase. Case looks airtight so far, with Molina locked up as Tampa PD wraps up their probe into this cold-blooded downtown strike. From your city, powered by AI, this is Tampa Bay News today. I'm Corey with The Story.