Overview

• Gunfire followed a dispute between two groups outside Flexx Sports Bar and Ultra Lounge on E 7th Ave around 2:15 a.m.
• Police say the 22-year-old had been removed for disorderly conduct, returned with a gun, and opened fire during a renewed argument.
• A 30-year-old man died at a hospital, and another man suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
• Officers already nearby saw the confrontation escalating, rendered aid after the shooting, and quickly took the suspect into custody.
• Authorities have not released the names of the suspect or the deceased as the Tampa Police Department continues its probe in the busy nightlife district.