UPDATE:
Two men led police on a hunt, then standoff, at 1:30 a.m. after a Plant City shooting, Jan. 30.
The Plant City Police Department responded to a call of shots heard on Washington Street in Plant City at around 3:30 p.m. An anonymous witness said that the shots came from an older white Chevrolet Malibu with black wheels. The witness said they saw the driver’s side window down and could see Antwan “AJ” Gordon, of Plant City, driving the vehicle.
While searching the area for the vehicle, an officer was able to locate it and attempted an investigatory traffic stop. The driver refused to stop and began driving recklessly in an attempt to flee the area. No pursuit was initiated, to not endanger the public.
At about 10:30 p.m., the same vehicle was seen at Burger King at 2302 N. Park Road. A traffic stop was attempted, and the driver fled again, traveling east on Interstate 4.
After a search on the tag, an officer discovered the vehicle was reported stolen by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
A local bulletin for the vehicle was sent out to neighboring agencies. Tampa police located the vehicle at about 1:30 a.m. in Tampa. Police pursued the vehicle, the pursuit ending at 109th Avenue East and 15th Street. Gordon and his passenger, Herbert Stubbins, of Tampa, fled the vehicle on foot.
Stubbins was tracked by air and apprehended. Police then learned that Gordon, Stubbins’ cousin, was the suspect sought in the earlier Plant City shooting. Gordon made it to an apartment at 4606 Citrus Circle and barricaded himself in the attic. Police had been information he was armed. The Tactical Response Team and Hostage Negotiators responded and a negotiator convinced Gordon to surrender peacefully.
Gordon was arrested and transported to central booking on outstanding warrants for Aggravated Fleeing to Elude and No Valid Driver’s License. Possible charges are pending on Stubbins.
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Two men led police on a hunt, then standoff, at 1:30 a.m. after a Plant City shooting, Jan. 30.
Plant City Police Department requested Tampa Police Department’s assistance in looking for a stolen vehicle and information on the shooting in Plant City. Patrol and undercover officers saturated the area and found the vehicle. Cousins Antwan Gordan, of Plant City, and Herbert Stubbins, of Tampa, were in the car.
Police pursued the car. It ended at 109th Avenue East and 15th Street in Tampa when Stubbins bailed from the car, was tracked by air and apprehended. Gordon made it to an apartment at 4606 Citrus Circle and barricaded himself in the attic. Police had been information he was armed. The Tactical Response Team and Hostage Negotiators responded and a negotiator convinced Gordon to surrender peacefully.
Two people were also taken into custody at the apartment.
More information is pending.
