{"id":222369,"date":"2026-04-07T19:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222369\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:14:08","slug":"florida-man-in-custody-after-childrens-bullying-dispute-erupts-into-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222369\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man in custody after children’s bullying dispute erupts into shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (CBs12) \u2014 A heated dispute over bullying among children escalated into a shooting incident at a Florida apartment complex, resulting in a man’s arrest.<\/p>\n

Sheriff Chad Chronister emphasized the gravity of the situation, saying, \u201cThis situation escalated quickly and recklessly, putting lives at risk, including children. Pulling a gun and firing at someone over a dispute is unacceptable. We will continue to hold those who resort to violence fully accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office said that deputies were called to the scene after receiving a 911 call about a confrontation where a firearm had been discharged.<\/p>\n

According to officials, their investigation revealed that the altercation began when a group of children was playing outside. <\/p>\n

A child, who wasn’t part of the group, allegedly returned home and informed a family member that she had been bullied. <\/p>\n

The Sheriff’s Office said that this prompted a gathering of adults at the apartment complex to address the situation, leading to a heated verbal exchange.<\/p>\n

See also: Lil Tjay arrested after Offset shooting near the Hard Rock Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n

During the confrontation, 35-year-old Khiry Cole approached the victim and started a physical fight, per the Sheriff’s Office. <\/p>\n

The report states that Cole then pulled out a firearm and chased the victim, firing two shots as the victim fled. No one was injured in the incident.<\/p>\n

Cole is now facing several charges, including:<\/p>\n

Attempted Murder in the Second Degree Aggravated BatteryDischarge of a Firearm in Public or on Residential Property<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Cole voluntarily turned himself in at Orient Road Jail, where he was taken into custody.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (CBs12) \u2014 A heated dispute over bullying among children escalated into a shooting incident at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222370,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-222369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}