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Man fires shots at 3 Tampa officers during domestic dispute call, police say

Rajaheshwar Parsanlal, 61, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon.
Rajaheshwar Parsanlal of Tampa was arrested Sunday after shooting at Tampa Police Department officers, police said.
Rajaheshwar Parsanlal of Tampa was arrested Sunday after shooting at Tampa Police Department officers, police said. [ Tampa Police Department ]
Published Aug. 2, 2021

TAMPA — A man shot at three Tampa police officers who were responding to a report of a domestic dispute Sunday evening, police said. None of the officers were injured.

Rajaheshwar Parsanlal, 61, was arrested Sunday on three counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon after firing a gun about 6:30 p.m. at a home in the 10000 block of North 21st Street.

The police hostage negotiation team spoke with Parsanlal and he agreed to surrender, police said.

This is a developing story. Stay with tampabay.com for updates.