2023-10-30 03:01:35
Two people died and 16 more were injured after a shooting that occurred in the middle of a Halloween party Tampa, Florida, United States.
The Police managed to arrest a man as a suspect and indicated that they are looking for another subject.
According to the CNN news network, the incident occurred early this Sunday in the YborCity area.
The preliminary information, which the authorities handle, is that, at first, everything began with a confrontation between two groups that escalated to an armed confrontation.
The fatalities are two men, ages 14 and 22, while among the injured there is at least one person in serious condition.
“I just ask that everyone look at the victims and realize what has happened here, that they know that it is unacceptable and that if there is any motivation for someone to give us a clue, let that be the motivation,” he explained in press conference Lee Bercaw, Tampa police chief.
Videos on social networks show the desperation of people who did not know where to run, others chose to throw themselves on the ground and stay there to wait for everything to happen.
“Once again, a senseless loss of life by those who decide to settle a dispute with firearms. Lives were lost and others changed forever. To what end?”
“The Tampa Police Department had 50 officers deployed in the area at the time, so this is not a law enforcement issue. Poor split-second decisions and the proliferation of readily available weapons are responsible for these almost daily incidents. We can affect half of this equation,” said Jane Castor, mayor of Tampa, on her social networks.
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