3 Shot in Robbery Attempt Gone Bad

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man it says attempted to rob four people Tuesday morning and wound up shooting three.

The incident unfolded at 5:51 a.m. outside 11766 N. 15th St. as four men were waiting outside the En Alquiler apartments for a ride to work. As they were sitting, a man approached the four, pointed a handgun and demanded money, the sheriff’s office wrote in an email to media.

At some point, the suspect fired several rounds, striking three of the four victims. Renan Diaz, 52, Genri Gonzalez-Cardona, 35, and Leonardo Garcia-Nandho, 28, were all struck. The fourth man, who has not been identified, was uninjured.

Deputies say the suspect fled the scene after the shooting. Diaz was struck in his left arm. Gonzalez-Cardona was hit in the left thigh and left foot. Garcia-Nandho was shot in the upper hip. All three were taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that are not thought to be life threatening.

A detailed description of the suspect is not yet available.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 813-247-8200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477). Anonymous tips may also be submitted online at www.crimestopperstb.com or
by texting “CSTB plus your tip” to C-R-I-M-E-S (274637).

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