Source: Mom who lost son during SWAT raid supports Citizen’s Review Board TAMPA – Jason Westcott’s mom says he called Tampa Police because he had gotten death threats. She also says the told him to keep his gun ready at his home so when he was shot by police his family was floored. “I had nobody to go to and that’s a horrible feeling especially when you just lost your child,” said mother Patti Silliman. […]
Police say it’s a growing trend, children with guns on the street in the Tampa Bay area. It turns out police believe several of those guns are stolen from unlocked cars, left behind by lawful gun owners. Source: Guns stolen from cars ending up in young hands
TAMPA – A bicyclist was injured in the stomach in a drive-by shooting early Monday morning, according to Tampa Police.Officers on scene said the man was biking and heard a ‘pop’ sound around 26th Street and Columbus Avenue. The biker continued riding to 31st Street and 22nd Avenue, and stopped there to see if he was hurt. That’s when he realized he had been injured.It’s just a small, minor wound, said officers, it’s not clear if he was […]