Teen Suspect Killed By Man In Tampa Park As He Robbed, Shot Him: Cops

TAMPA, FL — Update: A 16-year-old boy who shot a man and robbed him at Takomah Trail Park in Tampa Tuesday was shot and killed in return by the robbery victim, Tampa police said.

A group of people that included Ian D. Thomas, went to the park just before 4 p.m. with a gun and shot a 32-year-old man as they robbed him, according to investigators. The victim fired his legally-owned and properly-permitted concealed gun in return.

Thomas was hit by a bullet, and died at the park, according to officers.

The victim experienced non-life-threatening injuries. The victim, including the group of people excluding Thomas, left before police arrived. Investigators located the victim at a different location, and he cooperated with detectives, deputies said.

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Detectives have begun investigating a second Tampa fatal shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon at a park, according to authorities.

Tampa police were notified by the communications center just before 4 p.m. that a person had been shot in Takomah Trail Park, deputies said.

An unrelated earlier shooting death took place at about noon at a Tampa intersection, according to police.

The public is not in danger, cops said.

The victim died from gunshot wounds at the park location, investigators said. If you have any information that can help officers with this death investigation, call Tampa Police Department at 813-231-6130.

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