TAMPA, Fla. – A 7-year-old boy was shot and killed in Tampa during a fight between two groups over Jet Skis, according to police.
The child was found Tuesday night on a boat ramp along the Courtney Campbell Causeway.
According to the Tampa Police Department, there was a fight between two groups that escalated, leading to shots fired. The boy and his grandfather were inside a car near the ramp.
“When they were inside the vehicle, a round went through the vehicle, hit the grandfather in the finger and the young man in the head,” police said during a news conference.
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The child was taken to a hospital and later died, officials said.
Investigators said the boy’s grandfather was shot in the hand but was expected to be OK.
No arrests have been made.
Police said there is a reward of up to $5,000 for information that may lead to an arrest.
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