Police Renew Bold Plea to Find Murder Suspects

A decade after Clarence Bolden was shot dead while playing poker, police are renewing a plea to the public for information to help find the suspects involved.

Bolden was playing cards with friends in a shed behind 1722 Fulton St. on Feb. 7, 2002. It was about 10:44 p.m. when two unknown men knocked on the door. A poker player inside opened the shed door. That's when the men, whose faces were concealed with shirts, came in armed with handguns announcing a robbery.

The suspects demanded the group give up their money. Bolden balked, and one of the suspects shot him and then shot Adrick Buck. The suspects fled the area with an undetermined amount of cash.

Bolden died at the scene. Buck was treated at Morton Plant Hospital and survived his injury.

There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest of the suspects.

Anyone with information can call the Clearwater Police Tip Line at 727-562-4422 or remain anonymous by texting CWPD and the tip information to 847411 (tip411). Anonymous web tips can also be submitted through the police website or Facebook page.