14-Year-Old Charged With Fatal Shooting Of Tampa Woman In Parking Lot

TAMPA, FL — A 14-year-old is facing felony charges for taking part in a fatal shooting outside a party in Tampa on Oct. 29.

According to police, just after midnight, officers responded to a 911 call at the Chamberlain Plaza at 1005 W. Busch Blvd. of shots fired and found multiple shell casings in the parking lot of the business plaza.

About 20 minutes later, officers received a 911 call from a gas station at 2320 W. Waters Ave. regarding a woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. When they arrived, the woman was sitting in the front passenger seat of a vehicle. Despite life-saving efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

According to two other people in the vehicle, the woman had just left a music recording studio in the Chamberlain Plaza. At the same time, a teen party was taking place at another venue in the plaza.

The witnesses told police that a dark-colored vehicle entered the parking lot, and shots were fired toward the car by two people in the parking lot. The woman, who was not connected to the party or the shooters, was caught in the line of fire, police said.

After looking at surveillance video, detectives identified the 14-year-old as one of the people in the parking lot who was shooting in the direction of the vehicle, hitting the front passenger side where the woman was seated.

The 14-year-old had been released from a juvenile detention facility six days before the shooting for being a minor in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm and resisting an officer without violence.

On Monday, he was arrested and charged with felony manslaughter with a firearm, shooting at a vehicle and being minor in possession of a firearm.

Police are attempting to identify others involved in the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call 813-231-6130, download the TampaPD app or send a tip via TIP411.