Riverview, FLORIDA — On October 23, 2015 at 2:47 a.m.,14-year-old victim who was home alone, heard noises downstairs and preceded down the steps when he was approached by two males wearing masks, Hillsborough County deputies said.
At that time, the suspects shot the victim four times, one of the rounds deeply grazed the teen in the head. The victim ran back up the stairs and hid in a closet.
The suspects took some electronics and fled back out the back sliding doors going through the neighbors yard and leaving in a light green VW beetle.
The victim was transported to a bay area hospital by ground with non-life threatening injuries.
“It’s amazing that he was struck four times and he has non-life-threatening injuries and he is stable at the hospital,” said Cristal Nunez, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office. “That is a blessing because this could have ended very differently.”
Anyone with any information reference these suspects is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at 247-8200 or anyone with any information regarding the identity and whereabouts of these suspects and who wants to be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477), report anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com or send a mobile tip using our P3 Tips Mobile application, which is a free download for iPhones, iPads and Droids.
(Photo: Tampa Bay.com)
