Warrant issued in stabbing of woman at Walgreens
Tallahassee Police have issued an arrest warrant for Tavon Q. Jackson in the stabbing death of Javona Glover.
Glover was killed Tuesday at the Walgreens drugstore on Ocala Road where she worked. After the attack, Jackson, 25, fled the scene. Police released a photo of Jackson inside the store on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old Glover was stabbed early Tuesday morning Tallahassee Police say. When officers arrived around 10:15 a.m., they found her, the mother of a 2-year-old, bleeding heavily.
Jackson's whereabouts are unknown.
Glover is a niece of rapper T-Pain, and he's asking for help to find her killer.
Walgreens confirmed Glover worked at the West Tallahassee store.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of our team member. The store is temporarily closed while police conduct their investigation and we refer you to police for any additional information," the company said in a statement.
Glover died of her injuries before she could be transported to a hospital.
The Grammy Award-winning T-Pain, whose real name is Faheem Rasheed Najm, was born in Tallahassee. His stage name stands for “Tallahassee Pain.”
At 12:29 p.m. ET, he tweeted: "The police are still looking for that coward (expletive, expletive) that just killed my niece at Walgreens in Tallahassee. If you got info pls help us out!"
TPD is asking anyone with information about Jackson is asked to call the hotline at (850) 891-4298 or if they wish to remain anonymous, please call CrimeStoppers at (850) 574-TIPS.
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Contact Karl Etters at ketters@tallahassee.com or @KarlEtters on Twitter.