Community activists are calling for more transparency from the Tampa Police Department as investigators continue looking into the fatal shooting of a well-known DJ.

Dedrick Sykes, known as DJ ShyGuy, was fatally shot on East 5th Avenue and North 22nd Street in Ybor City around 7 p.m. last Friday.

Monday night, some of his friends gathered for a press conference outside Tampa Police headquarters and urged police to release more information about the shooter.

We wont sleep, we wont stop, and we will continue to speak truth to power that we want answers, said activist Elvis Piggott.

Friends described Sykes as peaceful and positive.

Never seen him angry. Never heard him raise his voice, said friend Ashley Gooden.

However, Tampa Police says Sykes was involved in a roadway dispute before t

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