Suspect arrested after man was shot, killed outside Tampa home, police say
Courtesy: Tampa Police Department.
TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa suspect was arrested Friday on a first-degree murder charge after a man was killed after an argument in the 9200 block of North 13th Street, police said.
The Tampa Police Department said officers responded at 8:38 a.m., and they found a man in his early 30's with gunshot wounds to his upper body. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries, according to police.
Witnesses told investigators that the 22-year-old suspect, Amani Berrios, got upset after alleging that his phone was stolen. Berrios continued to cause a disturbance at the home, and the victim asked him to quiet down, TPD officials said.
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That's when Berrios and the victim got into an argument. Berrios later admitted to detectives that the victim challenged him to a physical fight, TPD said.
After the argument, Berrios went inside the home and grabbed a handgun and shot the victim multiple times, Tampa police said. The suspect fled the scene to a nearby Mobil gas station on North Nebraska Avenue and asked the clerk to call 911.
TPD officials said Berrios identified himself to the dispatcher and was taken into custody and transported to the Orient Road Jail. Detectives said the investigation remains active.