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Fight Outside Restaurant Turns Deadly
The Tampa Bay Times reported April 25 about a deadly shooting in downtown Tampa on the night of February 27 that authorities determined was a justifiable homicide. The Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office issued a news release on April 22 explaining what occurred on that fateful night.
A man was inside Bello Bar & Kitchen in Tampa with his girlfriend when he got into an argument with another man. During the argument, two other men approached, and the three men attacked the first man. Restaurant security pushed the fight outside, where the victim was knocked to the ground. The main attacker threw a glass at the victim and stabbed him multiple times with a knife. All three men dog-piled the victim and continued beating him.
Fortunately, the victim was armed and pulled out his gun and fired multiple shots at his attackers. One of the bullets struck the main attacker in the head, fatally wounding him. The deceased attacker was later identified as 23-year-old Adrian Diaz, and the other two culprits were identified as Kevin Zayas and Freddy Santiago, Jr. — both of whom are facing battery charges for their involvement in the deadly fight. The State Attorney’s Office said that the victim fled the scene for his own safety, but then called 911 to report what happened and also cooperated with Tampa Bay police.
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