Murder suspect surrenders to police, held on $1 million bond

Suspected in a January shooting that left one man dead, a Gainesville man surrendered to police Monday morning at the Alachua County Jail.

Richard Demetric Mays, 31, was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of 26-year-old Isadore Lee, of Gainesville, according to a statement issued Monday morning by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. Mays is currently being held in lieu of a $1 million bond.

On Jan. 11, deputies with the ACSO found two people who had been shot in the Holly Heights area of East Gainesville, according to Alligator archives.

The deputy who arrived at the scene gave both victims first-aid care until an ambulance took them to the hospital, according to archives.

Lee died at the hospital that night. The woman, Lakeya Steward, 28, was treated for a gunshot wound that was not believed to be life-threatening, according to archives. Authorities didn’t find the firearm used at the time or the shooter.

The incident began with an argument among a few people, and it ended when someone pulled out a gun and started to shoot, according to archives.

Detectives are still investigating, and additional arrests may still be made, according to the ACSO statement.