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Reward increased in year-old shooting that killed 7-year-old boy

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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Tampa police have announced an increase in the reward for information that leads to an arrest in the shooting of seven-year-old Yitzian Torres Garcia.

He was killed in a shooting on July 4, 2023 along the Courtney Campbell Causeway.


What You Need To Know

  • Increase in the reward for information that leads to an arrest in the shooting of seven-year-old Yitzian Torres Garcia
  • Garcia, 7, was struck and killed by a stray bullet as groups argued along the Courtney Campbell Causeway on July 4, 2023
  • Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw will be joined by the family at a news conference this afternoon 
  • PREVIOUS STORY: Tampa PD: Fight over jet skis led to fatal shooting of 7-year-old on Courtney Campbell Causeway

Tampa police said two groups of people got into a fight about jet skis that led to shots being fired.

Garcia was hit and killed by a stray bullet.

The reward for tips is now $25,000.

Police Chief Lee Bercaw will be joined by the family at a news conference this afternoon asking anyone with information to come forward. 

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Tampa Police at (800) 873-TIPS (8477) or www.crimestopperstb.com.

Police say Yitzian Yzacc Torres Garcia, 7, was killed on the night of July 4 on the southern side of the Courtney Campbell Causeway. (Courtesy of Stephanie Arroyo Garcia)

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Spectrum News Staff

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