Shooting in Ybor City leaves two dead and sixteen injured
Evidence markers on 7th Ave and on a car in Ybor City are part of the investigation still on going after daybreak on Sunday.
Pre-Halloween revelers broke out in a fight after 2:00 a.m. on Saturday in Ybor City, leaving a 14-year-old and a 22-year-old dead and sixteen others injured by gunfire. According to officials, the shooting started after a dispute between two groups broke out as partiers were leaving the bars at closing time in the historic district. While police are still looking for others involved, Tyrell Stephen Phillips, 22, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder with a firearm.
Tampa Police Department block off 7th Ave from 15th to 17th street during the investigation
Evidence markers and what look to be personal belongings are scattered on 7th Ave in Ybor City Sunday afternoon following a shooting around 2:00 a.m. that morning
7th Ave at 17th St the day after the shooting as detectives continue to investigate the shooting from the night before
7th Ave is littered with trash and evidence markers while vehicles from the night before remain.