TAMPA, Fla. — Police are investigating a death after shots were heard near the 1400 block of W. Busch Blvd.
According to the Tampa Police Department, officers received reports of shots heard just after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Police said when they arrived, they saw the body of a Black male victim, later identified as 14-year-old Jevario Buie, who had died of a gunshot wound.
Buie was found near the railroad tracks between Busch Boulevard and Rome Avenue.
Anyone with information about the shooting is being asked to contact the Tampa Police Department at 813-231-6130 or contact Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 800-873-TIPS.
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