Shooting at South Tampa apartment complex critically injures teenager, police say

TAMPA, Fla. - A teenager is in critical condition after being shot at a South Tampa apartment complex. 

It happened just before 9 a.m. on Friday at the Arbor Flats complex at the 6200 block of S. Manhattan Ave. 

"It's so sad," said Cecilia Finneran, a neighbor at the complex. "This is supposed to be the best time of their lives, going through high school."

Investigators said a fight occurred between a group of male and female juveniles when the shooting occurred.

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"I didn't realize (she was shot)," said Finneran. "I feel like I could have helped her."

Tampa police say there are several witnesses.

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One witness told Fox 13 they saw several people running around after the gunfire.  

TPD is looking for at least one suspect, though they have not provided any details such as the suspect’s name, age or what school they attend. 

Robinson High School is down the block and went into lockdown for ten minutes.

"You are near students and near schools and you are in an apartment complex where people are leaving to go to work," said TPD spokesperson Jamel Lanee. "It is clearly very concerning that a shooting would happen."

Neighbors say they weren't sure evawhether the victim lived here, or whether she was supposed to be on her way to school.

"I own guns. But gun violence is getting ridiculous," said a neighbor named Tracy, who declined to give his last name. "We have to do something, with kids, especially."

The school district could not yet say whether the victim is a student at Robinson or any other school.