TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police arrested five people late Monday after a traffic stop was followed by gunshots fired and a police pursuit.
Authorities said around 8 p.m., officers in an unmarked unit observed a reckless vehicle driving northbound on N 43rd St from E Hanna Ave.
While attempting a traffic stop, officers observed gunfire directed at them from the suspect vehicle.
Officers engaged in a brief pursuit that ended in the area of N 53rd St and Nancy St, where the suspect vehicle came to a stop.
Five suspects fled but were quickly apprehended and taken into custody.
Officers did not return fire and there were no injuries.
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Source: baynews9
