TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Police are investigating after one person was killed in a shooting at a McDonald's on Tuesday night.
Officers responded to the scene on 4009 N. Armenia Ave. around 8:50 p.m. and found the victim, a 16-year-old boy, dead in the parking lot. Police said he was shot once in the chest.
Tampa Police Chief Mary O'Connor said a gun was found next to the victim.
Witnesses at the scene told detectives the victim was in the parking lot with three other teenagers exchanging shots with another group of people driving by in a vehicle.
O'Connor said at this time, police don't know what the argument was about that led to the shooting between the two groups.
After the victim was shot, O'Connor said his friends left.
Since the shooting, O'Connor said police learned the victim is the suspect in an armed robbery currently under investigation.
"Another child making very bad decisions with firearms," O'Connor said.
TPD said homicide detectives are investigating.
No other information has been released at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Tampa Police Department at 813-231-6130 or share information through Tip411, which can be found on the Tampa PD app.
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