Plant City Murder Suspect Arrested in Polk County

PLANT CITY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect connected to a shooting that occurred on November 25, 2020, in Plant City. Luis Jose Coronado, 30, was charged with manslaughter with a firearm, after shooting a known individual following an altercation at a home on the 5000 block of Sydney Road. On December 8th, Coronado was taken into custody in Polk County.

On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, deputies responded to South Florida Baptist Hospital, located at 301 N Alexander Street in Plant City, in reference to a shooting. An adult male victim had been transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound. Life-saving measures were performed on the victim, but he later died as a result of his injury.

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