PLANT CITY, Fla. — A teenage boy died from his injuries after being shot Monday afternoon on Interstate 4.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says its deputies and the Florida Highway Patrol were called out around 3:30 p.m. to a shots fired call on eastbound I-4 near McIntosh Road.
Around the same time, a car arrived at South Florida Baptist Hospital with a wounded 17-year-old inside, the sheriff's office said. He later died.
Florida troopers first began investigating the shooting but now, the sheriff's office will take over what it is calling a homicide investigation.
Anyone with information about a late 90s tan Ford Taurus with some type of gold tint is asked to give the sheriff's office a call as it might have been connected to the shooting.
Eastbound I-4 at McIntosh Road was shut down to traffic for several hours as deputies and troopers responded to the scene.
"We do not believe this was a random act of violence," Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a news release. "It appears these three juveniles were targeted for some reason.
"I'm urging anyone who saw anything suspicious on I-4 this afternoon to please come forward with that information."
Anyone with infomation about the shooting is asked to call the sheriff's office at 813-247-8200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS to be eligible for a $5,000 cash reward.
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