Tampa Police Department (Screengrab) TAMPA, Fla - Tampa Police have released a video of the incidents that led to an officer-involved shooting Thu
TAMPA, Fla – Tampa Police have released a video of the incidents that led to an officer-involved shooting Thursday night in Tampa.
On Thursday at 10:50 p.m., Tampa Police Officers responded to the 3700 block of Busch Boulevard in reference to the report of an armed subject firing shots from a gray Kia Soul.
Patrol officers and the Tampa Police Aviation Unit spotted the vehicle headed southbound on N. 40th Street.
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Just before 11:00 p.m., officers attempted a felony traffic stop at the intersection of N. 40th Street and E. 32nd Avenue, where a black male in his early forties who was the passenger, exited the vehicle and fired multiple rounds at officers, striking the police car multiple times.
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Officers returned fire and struck the suspect. At that time the suspect re-entered the vehicle and the driver, 37-year-old white female Jeanette Lockard, fled southbound on N. 40th Street.
Investigators found the firearm in the vehicle matched the description of the gun that the complainant originally reported.
Lockard was arrested and charged with seven counts of Accessory After the Fact to Attempted Murder, Tampering with Evidence Related to a Felony, and Felony Fleeing to Elude.
Tampa Police detectives continue investigating what led to the original shooting on Busch Blvd.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is currently investigating the officer-involved shooting. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave. Both actions are standard procedures for the Tampa Police Department in relation to any officer-involved shooting.
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