Suspected shooter at large after firing at vehicle in Hillsborough; fleeing driver hits cyclist

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A search was launched Friday after Hillsborough County deputies said a man opened fire on a vehicle, shooting the passenger and resulting in the driver hitting a bicyclist as she fled.

A spokesperson for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said the two victims and the suspect know each other. They had pulled over to talk to the man along Progress Boulevard when he began shooting at them, authorities said.

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The man in the passenger seat suffered gunshot wounds to his upper body and was taken to a local hospital. According to authorities, the man later died from his injuries. His identity had not yet been released…

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