Body cam and air unit shows armed suspects being fatally shot after shooting at Tampa officers

One suspect is dead, another is in jail, and two Tampa police officers are on paid administrative leave following a deadly shooting Thursday night.

According to the Tampa Police Department, officers were called to the 3700 block of Busch Boulevard at 10:50 p.m. for reports of an armed person shooting a gun from a gray Kia Soul in a parking lot of a nightclub.

TPD says its aviation unit spotted the suspect’s vehicle heading south on N. 40th Street between 10:53 – 10:55 p.m.

At 10:59 p.m., TPD says officers tried to make a felony traffic stop at the intersection of N. 40th Street and E. 32nd Avenue. That when, according to investigators, the passenger of the Kia got out of the car and opened fire on the officers, striking their vehicle.

The officers returned fire and struck the suspect, according to TPD.

After being hit, investigators say the suspect got back in the car and the driver fled southbound on N. 40th Street.

TPD says the car came to a complete stop at 11 p.m. and the driver got out and surrendered to police. The suspect, who was shot, was tactically removed from the car, and pronounced dead.

According to investigators, the gun in the car matched the description of the firearm that was being used to fire shots on Busch Boulevard.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the officer-involved shooting, while TPD is investigating what led to the original shooting on Busch Blvd.

Deputy Chief Calvin Johnson provides an update after an armed suspect accused of shooting at Tampa officers during a traffic stop is killed when they return fire.

Neither officer was injured in the shooting, according to TPD.