Event Brief
Tampa shooting: Driver fires after gunman opens door
Filed: Jul 05, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: TPD investigates a fatal shooting after an armed man opened a driver’s side door with a gun; the driver fired.
WHO: Tampa Police Department; an armed man and a driver involved in a shooting
WHAT: A man was shot and later died after a driver fired following an armed man opening his car door with a gun.
WHEN: Jul 05, 2026 at 11:39 AM ET
WHERE: 8400-block of North Armenia Avenue and 1800-block of West Waters Avenue, Tampa, Florida
WHY: The alleged shooter approached the driver’s car, opened the driver’s side door with a gun, and the driver fired back.
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