Police: Tampa man killed after allegedly showing fake gun; state attorney to decide whether to charge shooter
Scene of shooting death along Hamner Avenue on the morning of Oct. 28, 2022.
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred Thursday night.
Detectives said, around 11:30 p.m., they received a report about shots fired in the 8500 block of North Hamner Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a Hispanic man who had been shot in the upper body.
Police said the man died at the scene after they began "rendering aid." As of Friday morning, police have not released his name.
Based on preliminary evidence, the suspected shooter, only described as a Black man in his mid-20s, was sitting in his friend's driveway in a vehicle Thursday night.
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"The black male stated the Hispanic male then exited his vehicle and put a handgun in his waistband, approached the black male's driver side door, and began knocking on the window," according to a news release from the police department. "The black male put down his window and the Hispanic male yelled something unknown before raising the gun toward him. The black male advised he thought the Hispanic male was going to shoot him, so he grabbed his gun and fired, hitting the Hispanic male. Investigators have determined the gun the Hispanic male produced was a fake gun."
The State Attorney's Office has taken over the case and will determine whether to press charges.