Crime & Safety
Barricaded 81-Year-Old Man Taken Into Custody By Tampa Police
The Tampa man is accused of shooting a gun at another man. The bullet grazed the victim's arm.
TAMPA, FL —An 81-year-old Tampa man has been taken into custody by Tampa police after being accused of shooting another man and then barricading himself in a home.
On Monday at 1:35 p.m., police responded to a home in the 1300 block of East Osbourne Avenue after a man in his 50s was shot.
The man was grazed in the arm by a bullet and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Police said the gunman, Richard Jackson, remained inside the house and did not respond to officers when they tried to make contact with him.
Around 4 p.m., after more than two hours of attempting to make contact with Jackson, the officers took him into custody without further incident.
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Jackson was placed under the Baker Act for involuntary evaluation of mental health issues. Criminal charges are still pending.
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