Crime & Safety

Sheriff Makes Arrest In Sheldon Road Drive-By Shooting

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in a drive-by shooting that took place at Sheldon Road and Waters Avenue.

TOWN N’ COUNTRY, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a drive-by shooting that took place at Sheldon Road and Waters Avenue March 23.

Christopher Mendez, 28, of 6408 Town N’ Country Blvd., Tampa, has been charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of marijuana.

A man sustained a gunshot wound after someone riding in a black Cadillac SUV fired multiple shots at his vehicle while it was stopped at the intersection of Sheldon and Waters around 2:30 a.m. March 23 (see related story).

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The victim had just left Dagwood's Sports Tavern, 8458 Sheldon Road, where he’d gotten into a fight with another man. Surveillance video captured the other man, who was identified by tipsters.

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