{"id":206486,"date":"2026-03-26T05:17:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/206486\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:17:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:17:39","slug":"suspect-in-i-4-shooting-arrested-after-fleeing-hillsborough-county-crossing-state-lines-deputies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/206486\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in I-4 shooting arrested after fleeing Hillsborough County, crossing state lines: Deputies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through investigative efforts, detectives said they determined the shooting stemmed from an earlier incident involving several people at a bar in Plant City.<\/p>\n<p>PLANT CITY, Fla. \u2014 A man is facing a first-degree murder charge days after crossing state lines while fleeing a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsp.com\/article\/news\/local\/hillsboroughcounty\/deputies-investigate-deadly-shooting-plant-city\/67-d451c19a-47b2-418f-8c78-82aad3e4c0aa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0Plant City shooting<\/a> that left a man dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office responded around 4 a.m. Sunday to reports of a man shot multiple times near the intersection of Branch Forbes Road and I-4.<\/p>\n<p>When deputies arrived, they found a man suffering from upper body trauma and pronounced him dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Through investigative efforts, detectives said they determined the shooting stemmed from an earlier incident involving several people at a bar in Plant City.<\/p>\n<p>The same group later came across each other again at a gas station, where things escalated into a shooting.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, HCSO identified the suspect as 36-year-old Maico Carbajal, who deputies determined fled Hillsborough County and was going west on I-10.<\/p>\n<p>Working with multiple law enforcement agencies across state lines, Carbajal was reportedly tracked through Alabama and Louisiana into Texas.<\/p>\n<p>With the assistance of the Chambers County Sheriff&#8217;s Office in Texas, Carbajal was located and taken into custody without incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You cannot outrun justice. Our detectives worked tirelessly, crossing state lines and coordinating with our partners to ensure this suspect was taken into custody,&#8221; Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement. &#8220;Our commitment to protecting this community knows no limits, and we will not stop until those responsible for violence are held accountable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carbajal is currently being held at the Chambers County Jail in Anahuac, Texas. Along with his first-degree murder charge, he is also reportedly on an ICE detainer. 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