Tampa police investigating shooting at Godfrey Hotel
TAMPA, Fla. - A shooting occurred early Friday morning at a popular Tampa hotel.
Tampa police responded to the reported shooting shortly after midnight at the Godfrey Hotel, located in the Rocky Point area, along the Courtney Campbell Causeway.
When officers arrived, they said they found a 25-year-old Hispanic man with a gunshot wound. One officer used a hairdryer cord as a tourniquet to help stop the bleeding, while another did CPR.
The victim was taken to a hospital, and is in the intensive care unit, police said. Officers believe the victim knew the shooter, and the two had an argument prior to the shooting.
Authorities said the suspect is a white or Hispanic man in his early to mid-20s.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 1-800-873-8477.
