One Year Later- The City Remembers Ybor Shooting Victims
The Harrison Boonstoppel family- brother Nicholas, twin sister Ava, mother Brucie, and father Karel, all wore shirts with his image in remembrance of his life and the night he was shot.
A crowd of over 100 people gathered for Ybor Night Out in the 1920 Ybor music venue in remembrance of the lives lost and those who were injured in a shooting incident one year ago in Ybor City. The violence on the weekend before Halloween 2023 took the lives of 20-year-old Harrison Boonstopple and 14-year-old Elijah Wilson. Sixteen others were injured in the shootout. 22-year-old Tyrell Phillips was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The trial is still pending.
Evidence markers on 7th Ave and on a car in Ybor City the morning after the shooting that took two lives and injured 16 others on October 29, 2023
Medical debris and evidence markers are signs of the violence that took place the night before
Mayor Jane Castor, Police Chief Lee Bercaw, State Attorney Susan Lopez, and the Boonstopple family spoke, acknowledging the courage of the first responders and Ybor security teams, the resilience of the survivors of the shooting, and encouraging one another to stay strong. The Boonstopple family wore matching shirts with images of Harrison. His mother, Brucie, spoke of his life, his challenges, and his fortitude.
Mayor Jane Castor acknowledges the resilience of the families of the shooting victims and thanks the first responders for their courage and service
Over 100 people attended the ceremony along with the media. Blue candles were lit in remembrance of the lives lost and in celebration of the resilience of the 16 survivors.
Participants, led by Chief of Police Lee Bercaw and the Boonstopple family walk 7th Avenue after the ceremony
After the remembrance, several police officers, including the chief, escorted participants on a walk down 7th Avenue to demonstrate the historic district's safety.
Ybor Night Out, sponsored by the City of Tampa and the Tampa Police Department, took place at the 1920 Ybor music venue to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting that took two lives and injured sixteen people during Halloween week 2023 in Ybor City.
The remembrance was held at the 1920 Ybor music venue.