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Man killed in shooting at Tampa strip club, police say

The shooting happened just hours after Thanksgiving officially came to an end.
 
One man was killed in a shooting at Teasers in the early hours of Friday morning, police said.
One man was killed in a shooting at Teasers in the early hours of Friday morning, police said. [ Josh Fiallo ]
Published Nov. 28, 2020|Updated Nov. 28, 2020

TAMPA — A man was shot to death early Friday morning at the Teasers strip club on N Nebraska Avenue, according to Tampa police spokeswoman Jamel Lanee’.

Police said the shooting occurred about 2:15 a.m. and that the shooter was still at large Friday night. They did not say whether the shooting occurred inside or outside the business.

The man who was shot died at a local hospital, Lanee’ said. His name and age were not released.

Business continued at Teasers Friday evening. Its parking lot was full of cars with out-of-state plates.

Several customers and bystanders told a Times reporter that they’d heard nothing about the shooting. An employee who answered the phone Friday said the business had no comment on the shooting.

Just hours after the Thanksgiving holiday came to an end, a shooting killed a man at a Teasers, a strip club in Tampa at the corner of N Nebraska Avenue and E Castle Street. [ Josh Fiallo ]

Police said they have video of a vehicle that’s linked to the shooting. They are asking anybody with information about the shooting to call 1-800-873-8477.

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