A Tampa man was allegedly robbed at gunpoint and shot at while walking his two little dogs just a block from his home, according to authorities. He lost one of his pups.
Around 7 p.m. on Friday, Geovanni Ruiz was out walking his two seven-year-old dachshunds on the 2600 block of West Powhatan Avenue when a man approached him and demanded money from him while firing his gun, according to Tampa police.
About five rounds were fired by the suspect in the general direction, hitting Ruiz’s pets.
“It’s frightening for me and my dog, but my dog finds it to be more terrifying. This tiny canine, “Ruiz said.
Ruiz claimed he was able to grab his pets and sprint back to his house. Then he took them right away to an emergency vet.
Bamby, one of his dogs, lived, but Jacob perished from bullet wounds.
“Some individuals are bad. “Bad person, it’s really sad,” remarked Ruiz’s wife Maria Teresa.
Detectives are actively hunting for the suspect in this case, according to the Tampa Police Department.
The suspect is characterised as a 6’4″ tall, slender African American male. He was last seen carrying a weapon and sporting a black sweatshirt and grey trousers.
Anyone with information that can help investigators locate and apprehend this person is urged to get in touch with Tampa Police at 813-231-6130.
