Tariq De’Shawn Marshall, 17, a Black male, was killed in a burst of gunfire just before 1 a.m. on September 11, 2025, outside the Crown Pointe Apartments on Woodville Street in Tampa. Police responding to the scene found multiple victims amid the quiet apartment rows, the stillness punctured by shattered glass and the echo of panic calls. Marshall’s death marked the only fatality in the attack, which unfolded near 43rd Street and Sligh Avenue and drew a heavy police presence as the night
bled into morning.
Five other young men, ages 19 to 22, were wounded in the same shooting. Officers initially discovered three victims at the complex; within roughly half an hour, two more men, already en route to a hospital, flagged officers from a location several miles away and said they, too, had been shot at the Woodville Street scene. The night’s violence left investigators with scattered witnesses, shell casings, and a community jolted by the speed and scale of the attack.
Detectives said the shooting appeared to stem from a prior dispute rather than a random act. As the case moved forward, authorities emphasized that they were making progress, urging residents to share any fragment of information that might help close the distance between suspicion and proof. Crime Stoppers announced a reward of up to $15,000 for tips leading to an arrest, and the city amplified appeals for cooperation. As of the most recent public updates, no arrests had been announced and no suspects publicly identified by name.
Marshall’s identity and death date were affirmed by public records and memorial notices, with family and friends memorializing him in online tributes while funeral arrangements were announced locally. In the weeks that followed, candles and comments gathered under his name, even as detectives continued tracing the dispute that erupted into gunfire on a September night.
