Downtown Tampa Shooting Injures Two

Two men were shot in downtown Tampa on Friday night after an argument broke out near a bus station on North Marion Street. (fox13news.com) Tampa police said officers were dispatched at about 8:11 p.m. to the 1200 block of North Marion Street, where they found two adult men with gunshot wounds. (tampa.gov) Both men were taken to a local hospital, and 10 Tampa Bay reported late Friday that one was in critical condition while the other was stable. (wtsp.com) Police said a person of interest was detained after officers responded, but Fox 13 reported no arrest had been announced in the initial police update. (fox13news.com) The shooting happened in the downtown core on a Friday night, in an area around a bus station and major streets that stays active with transit riders, drivers and weekend foot traffic. (fox13news.com) The case also landed during a week in which Tampa police posted multiple separate shooting investigations on the department’s public news page, including incidents on April 13, April 15 and April 17. (tampa.gov) Police said detectives were still working the case and asked anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information to contact the Tampa Police Department. (fox13news.com) By Saturday morning, the public picture was still narrow: two men shot, one person detained, and investigators still sorting out what started the argument on North Marion Street. (fox13news.com; wtsp.com)