Crime & Safety

Man Killed In Tampa Shooting: Hillsborough Sheriff

Deputies are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Tampa, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Tampa, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Tampa, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. (Courtesy of Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)

TAMPA, FL — The Tuesday night fatal shooting of a man in Tampa is under investigation, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Deputies responded to the 12000 block of Taliaferro Avenue at 11:19 p.m. after receiving reports of gunfire.

When they arrived, deputies found a man with upper-body trauma, the sheriff’s office said. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Detectives believe the shooting was an isolated incident.

No other details have been released and the investigation is active.

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