Deputies: 1 hospitalized after shooting at St. Joseph’s Hospital South
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - One man was hospitalized following after being shot in the parking lot of St. Joseph’s Hospital South in Riverview shortly before noon on Friday, deputies said
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, two men, who both received treatment earlier in the day at the hospital, began fighting in the parking lot. One man shot the other in the shoulder. Deputies said the two men knew each other and this was not a random act of violence.
The man who was shot was initially treated at St. Joseph's Hospital South, but was later taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa due to the severity of his injuries.
Deputies said the 35-year-old victim was severely injured and had to undergo surgey.
Deputies said this was an isolated incident, and there is no threat to the public nor employees who work at St. Joseph's Hospital South.
According to deputies, the person who shot the victim did not enter the hospital after the shooting and is cooperating with detectives.