The Tampa Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting overnight that sent one man to the hospital.
- Leonard Iciano-Perez injured in drive-by shooting
- Victim says suspect fired shots at his vehicle while driving
- Bullet grazed back of victim's head, police say
Police were called out to a Shell Gas Station on Florida Avenue around 2 a.m. Sunday in reference to a victim who reported he was shot.
The victim, identified as Leonardo Iciano-Perez, told police that he was shot while driving on E. Giddens Avenue.
Iciano-Perez said he first noticed a dark colored Sedan following him on Hillsborough Avenue. After Iciano-Perez turned south onto N. Nebraska Ave. and then east on E. Giddens Ave., he told police an unknown suspect in the Sedan fired shots at his vehicle.
Iciano-Perez was grazed by a bullet on the back of his head and was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
According to the report, the suspect vehicle fled eastbound on E. Giddens Avenue then northbound on N. 15th Street.
Police also found multiple shell casings on N. Nebraska Ave. and E. Giidens Ave.
Police are continuing to investigate the shooting and ask anyone with information to call police at 813-276-3255.