Crime & Safety
Suspect Wanted For Shooting Riverview Store Clerk: Sheriff
Deputies are searching for a man who got away with an undisclosed amount of cash from a gas station in Riverview after an armed robbery.
RIVERVIEW, FL — Detectives need help from the public identifying a suspect who is accused of shooting a clerk at a Riverview gas station on Jan. 30, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office news release said.
A man with a gun demanded money from a clerk at the Mobil Gas Station, 11292 Boyette Road, at about 3:30 a.m., investigators said. The clerk refused to give him money. The clerk punched the suspect, and as he fell backward, the suspect shot one round, and a bullet struck the victim in his arm.
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The suspect then took an undisclosed amount of money and ran through the parking lot.
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Deputies described the suspect as a black man between the ages of 16 and 22, stands between 5-feet-7 and 5-feet-9, and weighs about 140 pounds.
The store clerk is expected to make a full recovery.
Anyone with information on the suspect's identity is asked to call HCSO at (813) 247-8200.
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