Suspect accused of opening fire on 2 Lakeland officers arrested in Tampa

Lakeland teen accused of trying to killed two police detectives

FOX 13's Carla Bayron reports.

LAKELAND, Fla. - Two Lakeland police officers are breathing a sigh of relief after they say a man opened fire on them Tuesday evening, leaving their vehicle riddled with bullets.

According to the Lakeland Police Department, two detectives were conducting surveillance in the 1800 block of Plateau Drive when two men approached their vehicle asking them for gas. Police Chief Sam Taylor said in a news conference Wednesday afternoon that "gas" is a slang word for marijuana.

The detectives drove away and a short while later, Taylor said the detectives encountered the same two men in the vicinity of 1100 Atlantic Avenue.

Taylor said as the detectives were approaching the men, Williams motioned his hands as if he was firing a gun.

After the detectives passed the men, Taylor said Williams fired a gun at least 15 times, striking the vehicle several times. The detectives were not injured.

Investigators say Williams was clearly trying to kill the two detectives inside.

Arthur Williams mugshot courtesy of the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Williams and another man left the scene in a red Nissan Maxima, police said.

Early Wednesday morning, the pair was located at a home in Tampa. Taylor said they had just gotten into an Uber when police pulled the vehicle over. Williams, along with Abdul Littles, was taken into custody.

Suspect accused of opening fire on 2 Lakeland officers arrested in Tampa

Two Lakeland police officers are breathing a sigh of relief after they say a man opened fire on them Tuesday evening, leaving their vehicle riddled with bullets.

Williams is facing two counts of attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle.

Littles was taken into custody and is facing charges, according to Taylor.

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