Man shot during argument over dog poo

An argument between residents over a dog pooing in a yard led to a man in Florida being shot on Friday afternoon. Police say the shooting happened at about 12:40pm in Tampa.



Police say the suspect; whose name they have not released was irritated about dog poo in his yard and asked his neighbours to clean it up. Seconds later there were gun shots.

Police revealed that Dante Roberson, 30, was shot and taken to Tampa General Hospital. He is reported to be in stable condition. The dog is not believed to belong to Roberson.


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Police claim they have a good idea of who the shooter is but have not released his name and say he ran from the scene. “They've been complaining about that dog since they moved to this neighbourhood,” said Shanetria Thompson, a friend of Roberson. “They're shooting over anything nowadays,” added Thompson.