TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) – Tampa police and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested three burglary suspects early Friday following an overnight surveillance operation tied to a string of commercial burglaries, police said.
Officers observed the suspects target a McDonald’s before burglarizing Taiwan Express in Gibsonton, according to Tampa police.
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As officers moved in at Taiwan Express, one suspect fled through a rear exit and physically resisted arrest, according to a preliminary Tampa Police Department release. An officer’s gun was accidentally discharged during the struggle, police said.
No suspects, officers, deputies or bystanders were injured.
The investigation remains active. Tampa police said additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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