The Brief
- Harrison Boonstoppel was one of two people killed in Ybor City on October 29, 2023.
- Boonstoppel was an innocent bystander hit by bullets from a gunfight by two groups of young men.
- His family attended a procedural hearing for those accused in the killing Monday.
TAMPA – The family of 20-year-old Harrison Boonstoppel, one of two innocent bystanders killed in a shootout between two groups of young men in Ybor City on October 29, 2023, attended a hearing for two of the men accused in the killing.
Afterward the procedural hearing, the family spoke to FOX 13 News.
They are advocating for gun safety and the sorrow they continue to feel.
Harrison’s mother, Brucie Boonstoppel, calls it “Mind Grief” and she says it’s the hardest thing she’s ever faced.
His father, Carl Boonstoppel, told FOX 13 that he wants gun owners to be more careful about where they leave their guns.…