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Tampa police say violent crime is down and they'd like to keep it that way. To help, they're leaning on the community for possible solutions on curbing gun violence and feedback. And they got plenty at a community forum Monday in Sulphur Springs.
Recently filed court documents show Vakarvery Scott admitted to detectives he pulled the trigger that killed Savannah Mathis and injured her younger sister.
Community leaders and Tampa police are asking for people to come together and help find solutions to gun violence in the city while hosting a community forum on gun violence Tuesday evening.
Two people were arrested following a deadly shooting in Tampa, police said.
The family of a young nursing student who was shot and killed while driving in Tampa held candles and balloons while remembering their lost loved one, but their message was clear: justice must be served and the shootings have to stop.