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Video Of Ybor Shooting Shows Victims Running For Their Lives

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TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Large crowds gather in the Ybor City district on the eve Super Bowl LV on February 7, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. In addition to social social distancing, the City of Tampa and the NFL have encouraged the general public to wear a mask and properly sanitize during Super Bowl weekend festivities.

Videos are being posted online of the shooting that happened in Ybor City last night and it’s frightening. In these videos posted below, you can see hundreds of people dressed up for Halloween running for their lives. Most people were partying in Ybor City celebrating Halloween on 7th Avenue where multiple clubs and bars are located. In the video, you can hear shots being fired and watch everyone running as they try to find cover. Scroll down to watch the full video of the incident.

Ybor Shooting 2 Dead And 18 Injured During Halloween Celebrations:

The Tampa Police Department has announced that there was a shooting that happened last night in Ybor City during Halloween celebrations. The shooting happened early in the morning at about 3 a.m. Sunday at 1600 block of East 7th Avenue. In videos posted online you can see hundreds of people walking the street when a fight broke out. An argument started between two groups of people and that’s when someone took out a gun and started firing. Unfortunately, this happened while hundreds of people were walking around, celebrating Halloween dressed up from attending parties.

In some videos posted on social media you can see people running from the gun fire, ducking for cover in fear of their lives. So far, it’s being reported that 2 people have been killed and 18 have been injured and transferred to a local hospital. One of the people who passed away was a 14-year-old boy who was out that night. Police Chief Bercaw and the Tampa Police Department is asking for the public’s health to turn over video footage of the evening so they can help capture the people who did this. Police desperately need your help if you have any information. They’re asking the public to please contact the non-emergency line with any tips or help on this situation. If you know anything or have video of the situation, please call 813-231-6130 to report and help the victims and police.

 

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The 5 Most Dangerous Cities In Florida

We know how ominous “The most dangerous cities in Florida” sounds, but we think it’s important to know. The good news is out of a list of 100 dangerous cities in the U.S., only 5 in Florida made the list. Of those 5 cities, none of them cracked the top 50 in this updated study. A lot of people probably assume big metros like Miami, Tampa and Orlando made the list, but nope!

We got this information from Neighborhood Scout. Their analysis includes crimes reported by all agencies. They studied cities with 25,000 or more people, based on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents. Data used for this research are:

  1. The number of violent crimes reported to the FBI to have occurred in each city.
  2. Projections of violent crime rates based on prior years’ data.
  3. The population of each city.

Florida is known for some of the country’s most bizarre crimes. And while all of them may be dangerous, they may not qualify as “violent.” Driving a golf cart naked down I75, assault with food, and similar “Florida Man” crimes don’t fall into the FBI category.

If you want to see how other cities rank, click here for the full study.

Here are the most dangerous cities in Florida

Meredith’s outgoing personality has led to many other opportunities including being featured in the NY Post twice, Huffington Post, reality television shows, commercials, and magazines, and even earned a spot-on Dancing with the Stars Tampa edition. In her spare time, Meredith loves showing her support with local charities by hosting and attending community events and spending time with her family and friends. You can read Meredith’s content about local Tampa restaurants, crazy Florida man/woman stories, and recommendations of things-to-do.

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