TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Police detectives are pleading with the public for help as they search for whoever is responsible for shooting a 14-year-old boy and leaving him for dead.
14-year-old found shot dead near train tracks; Tampa police need help
Jevario Buie was found shot to death Wednesday at about 3:30 p.m. He was found near the railroad tracks near West Busch Boulevard and Rome Avenue.
Neighbors in the area are shocked and said they were not prepared for something so unthinkable.
“About 3:40, I heard three gunshots right down the street from where I’m living, like three houses down,” a neighbor said.
A neighbor, who asked News Channel 8 to keep his identity anonymous, said he heard the shooting last week.
Other neighbors described all the police presence surrounding their homes.
“A row of police cars down the road, a row of forensic vans down this road,” Greg Smith said. “Did not know what was going on.”
Smith said the entire thing happened just feet from his fence.
He said a neighbor who was home saw someone running away from the crime scene.