Good monday afternoon, everyone, im josh benson. Im stacie schaible. This is first at four. Thanks for joining us. We have a developing story about a gun going off in a crowded park. It is a frightening situation for dozens of people in south tampa a 6yearold found the gun in the mothers diaper bag, took it out and fired a shot. It happened while the park was packed with people yesterday. It is a miracle no one was struck by that bullet becky rhiners friend was in the park when the shot rang out. They were very scared. You dont know where that shot was going to go. It could go into you or me or any other child here. Especially in a crowded park. And it was a sunny afternoon, very loaded with kids and parents. Tampa Police Arrested Ricardo Mendez for storing the gun in tampering for trying to throw the gun in the bay when he found out the police were on the way. A clerk turned the tables on two armed men when they pointed guns at them inside a store. He pulled his own gun killing one of
Away a 6yearold had taken a gun out of his mothers diaper bag. We started freaking out and didnt know what to do. Reporter her mother rushed to the park with a friend called to tell her what happened. Its a pretty traumatic thing that happened to them, and i dont know how no one got hurt. Reporter Police Responded too, and charged this man with negligence for putting the firearm in his girlfriends diaper bag. I cant think of too many worse places to store a firearm. Reporter they also charged him with tampering with evidence. When he found out police were on the way he tried to throw the gun into the bay. Jeff patterson, news channel 8. Sarasota deputies say a venice couples home was filled with guns, drug, and explosives, all within reach of a 5yearold. They discovered it when they went to the home to check on the child in their care. Along with pipe bombs and hand grenades. The child is in protective custody. Two arrests have been made in a weekend shooting at a holiday i think expre
Big boom. Reporter just a few feet away a 6yearold had taken a gun out of his mothers diaper bag. All of us started freaking out and didnt know what to do. Reporter her mother rushed to the park. Its a pretty traumatic thing that happened to them, and i dont know how by the grace of god, no one got hurt. Reporter police came to the park and charged with 37year old with negligence was putting the firearm in his girlfriends diaper bag. Yank of too many worse places to store firearm. Reporter and also charged him with tampering with evidence. When he found out police were on the way he tried to throw the gun in the bay. He had a right to have the gun, but be mindful of how you take care of it. Reporter one woman told me today she was afraid to come back to this normally peaceful it scares me, even today i knew i was coming to a little girls birthday party, but it scare med. Reporter yeah, increeded blue the only injury was the circumstances incredibly the only injury was the 6yearold that
With my grandchildren. Reporter the handgun left unattended by 27yearold ricardo marquez. Ridiculous. That should never happen. Reporter they say he stashed the loaded revolver in his girlfriends diaper bag and her 6yearold got hold of it. Looked like a family party, so i dont know what happened. Reporter marquez went before a judge this morning facing two felony charges, negligence and tampering with evidence. Officers say he tried to toss the gun into the bay. To think on a sunday afternoon when this park is full of people, anyone it could have been me, you, any little child that was down there. Reporter and that grandmother is right, it could have been anybody. Luckily that bullet didnt hit anyone and they did recover the shell casing. Carson chambers, abc action an update to a story we brought you at 4 00 today, a School Bus Crash in Sarasota County now all cleared. It happened at waters and pine brook street in venice around 3 00 this afternoon. The student there attended venice h
Light showers at that. Some of the wind gusts, laguardia officially 55 Miles Per Hour. Teterboro, 55. Larchmont, 67 miles an hour. The east end of long island, about 57 Miles Per Hour. Right now, its calm and quiet. Mostly cloudy, couple of sprinkles in spots. Temperatures will drop. Bounce back to the 50s and drop to the 40s towards the end of the day. Brisk and breezy. But no heavy rains to worry about or damaging winds. More on the forecast in a bit. Surveying the damage on the roads, heres lauren. Thanks. Im going to talk to you about two closures that will get in your way. Well start with the bronx River Parkway. All lanes shut down. Its a small stretch here. You can get around it. Head over to route 100 instead. Heading over to new jersey, we do have a closure on route 22 westbound. This starts at king george road. Thats also because of floofding. Two things to beware of. Lauren, thank you very much. The nasty storm, we all felt it. Knocked down trees and power lines and scenes l