TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Police said they arrested a suspect after a shooting incident in downtown Tampa that happened during Wednesday morning rush hour.
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The incident happened near the westbound exit of the Selmon Expressway onto East Kennedy Boulevard, steps away from the Hillsborough County Public Schools district office.
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TPD said officers responded to reports of a traffic crash involving multiple vehicles around 8:05 a.m. Officials said Kevin Arriola was driving erratically in a 2010 gray Mazda 3 along the exit ramp before colliding with multiple vehicles.
According to investigators, Arriola got out of his car and shot toward a 2017 red Chrysler 300.
TPD said there weren't any serious injuries reported in the shooting or related crashes.
Police said deputies were inside the nearby Hillsborough County Courthouse when they heard several shots fired, came outside, tased, and arrested Arriola.
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Reggie Gittens found himself right in the middle of the incident on Wednesday morning.
“Coming down the ramp, I heard this vehicle squeaking tires," said Gittens. "I looked through my rearview mirror. I saw the guy fast speed coming up to me.”
Then, Gittens said his car got hit.
“When the impact happened, I looked back as in my rearview mirror, and that’s when I saw the guy got out of his vehicle, pulled his weapon, and head to the vehicle that was on the side of us, started shooting," said Gittens. “I could hear all the bang, bang, bang, and by the sound of it, it sounded like 8 or 9 or 10.”
Bryant Camareno is an attorney who works in downtown Tampa and caught the aftermath of the incident.
“There’s bullets on every aspect of the front shield and on the side," said Camareno. "If she was in the car, it’s a miracle she’s alive.”
Arriola was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, possession of a firearm in commission of a felony, and shooting into a vehicle. He is being held without bond, per court documents.
East Kennedy Blvd. was closed following the incident, but has since reopened.
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