Riverview Couple Followed & Shot After Winning $3,000 At Casino

This news is heartbreaking! A Riverview man and woman who had just won a jackpot at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa were followed and gunned down after three men followed them to their home. The couple were enjoying an evening out at the Hard Rock Casino Aug. 2 when they won $3,000 from a slot machine. They stayed at the casino to celebrate their winnings and walked around. After a little while later the pair drove home to Riverview and were followed by three men who attempted to rob them.

The pair were having a fun night out at the Hard Rock when they decided to try a few slot machines before leaving. To their delight, they hit big on one of the slot machines and won $3,000. They were extremely excited and wanted to celebrate their winnings but weren't aware that dangerous people were watching. Lerking next to them were three men who witnessed their happiness and decided they were going to rob them of their winnings.

Marcus Jenkins, 34, and Tristin Wright, 36, followed the Riverview couple back to their home where they robbed and shot them multiple times. In the dramatic ring doorbell footage (below) you can hear the woman scream as her partner was shot in his right thigh and left knee. According to WFLA, "One of the suspects covered up the doorbell camera with his hand while the other could reportedly be heard demanding the victim take off his watch. Jenkins and Wright got away with the man’s watch and the woman’s purse, court records show." Deputies reviewed surveillance footage from the casino and found the men following the two in the parking lot.

Police are still looking for the third person, who has not yet been identified. He was driving the car and seems to be in hiding. Jenkins is now being charged with multiple things including two counts of attempted murder in the first degree; two counts of robbery with a firearm and more. Wright is currently being charged with two counts of principal to aggravated battery, great bodily harm or deadly; two counts of principal to attempted murder in the first degree and more as well. If you have any information on the third male please give police a call on their tip line HERE.

According to the Federal Bureau Of Investigation, the definition of a mass shooting is an event in which one or more individuals are actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area. I live in St. Petersburg and there was 1 mass shooting that happened on March 31st.Thankfully nobody died but there were 4 people injured. With that being said, St. Pete is not one of the Florida cities that have the most mass shootings this year. You will find the cities below.

We are only in August and I was was shocked that there has already been 261 mass shootings in the United States. According to CBS news, 72 of those mass shootings happened in the month of June. Over the span of three days in June there were 14 mass shootings. Several incidents occurred including the one in Michigan where a man pulled up to a splash pad and opened fire. Thankfully nobody died but 9 were injured. There was also a drive by shooting in fort Lauderdale that left one person dead and four injured. I really wish we could solve this gun violence problem in America, but I don't think it will ever happen.

When I first researched this information, I was shocked at some of the cities that made the list. Before looking below, what cities would you guess had the most mass shootings? Each of the cities below has had 2 mass shootings so far in 2024. There were not casualties in some of these incidents. There were however people injured in all of them. Please stay safe and always be aware of your surroundings. Below you will find the 5 Florida cities with the most mass shootings in 2024.

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Palm Bay is one of the Florida cities with the most mass shootings in 2024. The first mass shooting incident happened January 20, 2024. 3 victims were killed and two of them were injured. The second mass shooting incident happened on January 28, 2024. 3 victims were killed and two were injured. The suspect in this situation was also killed.

I love Orlando but they are also a Florida city with the most mass shootings in 2024. The first incident happened on  February 28, 2024. 1 person was killed and 6 were injured. On April 11th, 2024, the second mass shooting in Orlando took place. 1 person was killed and 3 were injured.

The first mass shooting of 2024 happened in Pensacola on June 2nd. Nobody was killed but 4 people were inured. The second mass shooting happened on July 28th. 2 people were killed and 5 victims were injured.

The first mass shooting of this year that happened in Fort Lauderdale was on June 14th. 1 person was killed and 4 victims were injured. The second mass shooting happened July 8th were 2 people were killed and 3 were injured.

Tampa has also had two shootings so far in 2024. The first shooting happened on June 23rd where 1 was killed and 3 people were injured. The second one happened on July 5th were 5 people were injured.