Ybor City

It was in response to a shooting during Halloween weekend that killed two people — including a 14-year-old boy – and hurt 16 others. Police say officers will keep patrolling throughout Tampa.

The Tampa Police Department will have officers on foot, and on bicycles and horseback starting Friday night. They will be joined by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Highway Patrol.

Several people at the meeting spoke out against the proposal during a public comment period. It comes in the aftermath of Sunday’s shooting that left two people dead and 16 others hurt.

During a vigil for the victims, the mother of Harrison Boonstoppel says her son died "for absolutely no reason." She and other gun safety advocates say they'll fight to keep others from the same fate.

While a recent shooting in Ybor City may put the Tampa neighborhood in the spotlight, Ybor has a long and rich history and was instrumental in shaping the city of Tampa. The cigar industry was lured from revolutionary Cuba and became home to the city's economic and power base.

While a recent shooting in Ybor City may put the Tampa neighborhood in the spotlight, Ybor has a long and rich history and was instrumental in shaping the city of Tampa. The cigar industry was lured from revolutionary Cuba and became home to the city's economic and power base.

The public can submit text, photos, or videos. That information will then be sent directly to investigators.

They say more police should have been at the scene with hundreds gathering for the Halloween weekend. A dispute led to gunfire that left two dead and 16 wounded.

A 22-year-old faces a charge of second-degree murder in a shooting in Ybor City in which two were killed, including a 14-year-old. It followed an altercation between him and another person, and led to gunfire just before bars were set to close Sunday at 3 a.m.

Friends Huston Lett and Tom Ross opened Bastet in November 2020, and they’ve grown it into one of Tampa’s most buzzed-about watering holes.

"That's the only constant about Florida, it's change. Whether a hurricane is coming to chase down and wipe us out or if it's another subdivision popping up," Ormond Derrick said.

How Floridians see ourselves and how the rest of the world sees us are often very different.