Tampa Police Seek Armed Robber At Bus Stop

TAMPA, FL — Tampa police are seeking the public's help to identify a man who took part in an armed robbery Oct. 13.

At 5:50 a.m., a man who is hearing impaired and cannot speak was waiting for the bus in the 8300 block of North 40th Street when a man approached and pulled a black handgun from his waist band. He used the gun to strike the victim in the head multiple times. The robber then grabbed a small black bag that the man was holding in his hand before fleeing in a gray or silver newer-model Ford pickup truck.

The robber is described as a 25-year-old Hispanic man, 6 feet tall, 150 pounds with multiple tattoos on his arms and diamond earrings in each ear.

Anyone who may be able to provide information that can help detectives identify and apprehend the robber is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 800-873-TIPS.