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Detectives found the 26-year-old suspect at a Gibsonton home on Oct. 28, the Sheriff's Office says.
Detectives arrested a 26-year-old man at a home in Gibsonton on Oct. 28, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says. Deputies say the arrest is connected to a fatal shooting in Tampa.
The arrest is new since the Sheriff's Office first reported the shooting early Wednesday.
Deputies went to the 12000 block of Taliaferro Avenue at 11:19 PM on Oct. 27. They got reports of shots fired.
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Deputies found a 29-year-old man with upper body trauma. He went to a local hospital. He died there, deputies say.
Detectives say an argument between the two men led to the shooting.
The man faces a charge of second-degree murder with a firearm discharge. He also faces a firearm possession charge. Charges are accusations, not findings of guilt.
The Sheriff's Office says its Public Affairs Office will release any more information.
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