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Hillsborough deputies search for Save A Lot robbery suspects
Justin Matthews reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough County deputies are searching for two men who robbed a Save A Lot and then shot at deputies as they attempted a traffic stop, they said. No law enforcement officials were injured.
According to the sheriff's office, it all started around 8:30 p.m. at the store on West Fletcher Avenue. Deputies said the men started filling up bags with groceries and when they tried to leave without paying, an employee confronted them.
Provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Investigators said the suspects jumped into a car where two others were waiting and left.
Two deputies eventually spotted them speeding and tried to pull them over, unaware they had just robbed the Save A Lot, the agency reported. Instead of stopping, investigators said the suspects fired at the two deputies with a shotgun. Neither were hurt.
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Detectives released a description of two suspects. Both are described as Hispanic men with short dark hair and both have thin builds. One suspect is around 30 years old, has face tattoos, and was wearing a black hoodie with small clover prints.
The second suspect is around 26 years old and was wearing black jeans and a hoodie with red, yellow, and green colors. He has a tattoo of a cross on one of his cheeks.
Deputies haven't released a description of the other two people involved, but they were riding in a maroon, late ‘90s Mercury Grand Marquis. That vehicle was found, according to Hillsborough County deputies.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-8477.