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Man shot, killed in Plant City Wednesday

No arrests have been made in the case, and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking that anyone with information about the shooting contact detectives.
 
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Published Nov. 26, 2020

PLANT CITY — A man was shot and killed Wednesday in Plant City, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

An agency news release said the man was an adult but didn’t include his name or age. He was pronounced dead at South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City. No arrests have been made in the case.

Deputies initially responded to the hospital about 9:30 p.m. But they later learned the victim had been shot earlier that evening at a home in the 5000 block of Sydney Road in the Turkey Creek area, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives issued a search warrant at the home and interviewed the occupants. While they haven’t arrested anyone, deputies believe the shooter and victim knew each other. There is no threat to the public, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The agency asks that anyone with information call the agency at (813) 247-8200.

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