Detectives Make Arrest In Fatal Shooting In Minivan In
Sheriff's detectives have arrested a 21-year-old Seffner man
in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in a minivan in
BRANDON, FL -- Hillsborough County Sheriff's detectives have arrested a 21-year-old Seffner man in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in a minivan on Woodberry Road Monday, Jan. 28.
Paul Dean McCourt of
At 10:47 p.m., a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputy
spotted a minivan in the eastbound lane of
When the deputy approached the minivan, he found an
unconscious man sitting in the driver's seat with gunshots wounds to the upper
body. The deputy began rendering medical aid while waiting for paramedics.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue transported the man to
After interviewing friends of the victim, detectives learned the victim was in the process of making a drug deal at the time of the shooting. McCourt met the victim to buy marijuana. In the process of the transaction, detectives say McCourt shot the victim before fleeing from the van.
McCourt was arrested and booked into Orient Road Jail on Jan. 29 on a separate charge.
The identity of the victim has not been released.
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