The Brief
- A woman in her early 70s died Saturday morning after being shot inside a vehicle on East Fowler Avenue in Tampa, according to the Tampa Police Department.
- Police say the driver, a man in his early 70s known to the victim, fired a gun before pulling into a business parking lot.
- Officers took the driver into custody at the scene, recovered the firearm and confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the public.
TAMPA, Fla. – A woman in her 70s died Saturday morning after Tampa police say a driver shot her inside a vehicle along East Fowler Avenue before pulling into a business parking lot.
Tampa deadly shooting
What we know:
According to the Tampa Police Department, officers responded shortly before 11:30 a.m. to a report of a deadly shooting in the 4100 block of East Fowler Avenue.
Early information indicates a man and woman, both in their early 70s, were driving along Fowler Avenue when the man, who was driving, fired a gun before pulling into a business parking lot and stopping the vehicle, police said.…