TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An 81-year-old man was taken into custody on Monday after a barricade situation in Tampa, according to police.
Richard Jackson, 81, was placed under the Baker Act, and criminal charges are pending, police said.
Police were called at about 1:35 p.m. to the 1300 block of Osbourne Avenue for reports of a person who was shot. A 50-year-old man was grazed by a bullet, according to police. The suspect and the victim knew each other.
At about 4 p.m., Jackson was taken into custody without any other injuries reported, police said.
The gun used by Jackson was turned over the police, officials said.
The road was closed between North 13th Street and North 15th Street, but has since reopened.
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The incident remains under investigation, and no other details were immediately available.