{"id":158740,"date":"2026-02-17T19:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158740\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T19:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:10:33","slug":"man-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-tampa-shooting-leaves-1-in-critical-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158740\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with attempted murder after Tampa shooting leaves 1 in critical condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police said an argument between two men turned physical, escalating when 33-year-old Emanuel Watson pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times.<\/p>\n

TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 A man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after a Monday afternoon shooting in Tampa left one man in critical condition.<\/p>\n

The Tampa Police Department said that shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, officers responded to reports of gunfire just east of Busch Gardens, in the area of 27th Street and 97th Avenue within the neighborhood of Tampa Overlook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They arrived to find a man in his late 30s suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was transported to the hospital, where he remains in critical condition but stable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police say evidence gathered at the scene revealed that two men got into a verbal argument that turned physical, escalating when 33-year-old Emanuel Watson pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the police department, Watson ran off and was quickly located by officers in the backyard of a home on N. 26th Street, where he was arrested.<\/p>\n

“The swift arrest of this suspect is a testament to the training and quick instincts of our officers who ran toward danger to save a life and make a neighborhood safer,” Chief Lee Bercaw said in a statement. “An argument should never result in gunfire, and we will continue to hold those who resort to such senseless violence accountable for their actions.”<\/p>\n

In addition to attempted murder, Watson was charged with aggravated battery with a weapon and possession of a controlled substance. He was transported to the Orient Road Jail.<\/p>\n

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