Teen charged with attempted murder in Urban Enclave shooting; TPD still looking for 4 others

William L. Hatfield | Tallahassee Democrat

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A 17-year-old has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of a meal delivery driver outside the Urban Enclave Apartments last week.

The Tallahassee Police Department announced Saturday afternoon that they had arrested Delante Burch for shooting a woman, who has not been identified by police, at the student apartment complex.

Investigators said that the adult female delivery driver had just completed a delivery and was returning to her vehicle through the apartment building breezeway when she was shot by Burch.

"Burch, with four other black males, was standing outside the breezeway as the victim was returning to her vehicle," a TPD spokesperson wrote in the update. "Burch would separate himself from the group, enter the breezeway behind the victim and shoot her seven times."

Burch then reportedly fled the complex with the group of men, which was caught on surveillance video and released to the public earlier this week.

Bystanders and residents rushed to the woman's aid. When police arrived she was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries. But she is now in stable condition, according to police.

The Dec. 8 shooting rattled students studying for finals and left two bullet holes in the window of a nearby apartment. The latest update doesn't provide any type of motive for the shooting. A TPD spokeswoman told the Democrat Wednesday that investigators are still trying to determine if the incident springs from a robbery attempt.

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A search warrant was executed at Burch’s residence, and the TPD updates says evidence related to the attempted homicide was recovered.

"Probable cause was found to charge Burch with Attempted First Degree Murder, Carrying a Concealed Firearm, Possession of a Firearm by a Delinquent, and Violation of Probation," according to the release.

Burch was taken into custody by TPD’s Career Criminal Unit and the U.S. Marshall’s Task Force at his residence, and transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center.

Investigators are still trying to identify the other four subjects and are asking anyone with information about this case to please call them at (850) 891-4200 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-TIPS.

Reach Editor William Hatfield at whatfield@tallahassee.com