TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Police Department arrested two men on charges connected to a deadly shooting in May in the South Howard neighborhood, authorities said.
Jakhari Filmore, 25, and Darryl Hill, 24, are charged with felon in possession of a firearm following a weeks-long investigation that found the men were in the area at the time of the shooting, according to Tampa police.
It's not yet known whether they were involved in the shooting, the department said in a news release.
The shooting occurred shortly before 3 a.m. May 12 when officers on patrol heard shots fired at a nearby parking lot, Tampa police said in a prior release. Officers found Kenneth Washington, 28, and Kevon Christmas, 23, dead from gunshot wounds.
Authorities said the shooting started after two rival groups began an argument with each other.
In a surveillance video released soon after the incident, people in the area of South Howard Avenue and West Horatio Street can be seen running after shots began to ring out.
Tampa police say additional charges are expected and that the investigation remains underway.
Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to call the Tampa Police Department at 812-231-6130 or submit an anonymous tip via Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 800-873-8477 or by texting SAFETAMPA to Tip411 (847411).