{"id":237288,"date":"2026-04-18T21:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237288\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T21:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:29:27","slug":"man-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-shooting-2-in-downtown-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237288\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with attempted murder after shooting 2 in Downtown Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after an argument ended in gunfire in Downtown Tampa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident unfolded just after 8 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Marion Street. The Tampa Police Department said officers were dispatched to the area after receiving reports of a shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/1-month-old-unexplained-bruises-201216175.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:1-month-old with \u2018unexplained bruises\u2019 dies in hospital; St. Pete couple arrested;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;1-month-old with \u2018unexplained bruises\u2019 dies in hospital&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 1-month-old with \u2018unexplained bruises\u2019 dies in hospital; St. Pete couple arrested <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers arrived to find two men with gunshot wounds. They were both taken to a nearby hospital. As of Saturday morning, one of the men was in stable condition, while the other was in critical condition, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shortly after the shooting occurred, officers saw a man who matched the suspect\u2019s description fleeing the scene. He was detained but not charged on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eric Gaddis, 41, has since been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of resisting an officer without violence. He is being held in the Orient Road Jail under no bond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TPD said Gaddis told investigators he shot the men because he felt threatened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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