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Opening statements begin in attempted murder trial in Gibsonton neighborhood shooting

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 10:39 PM · 1 min read
Opening statements begin in attempted murder trial in Gibsonton neighborhood shooting — FOX 13 Tampa Bay, Dunedin Community news
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Opening statements began Tuesday morning in the attempted murder trial of 23-year-old Isaiah Gibson.Gibsonton neighborhood shooting trialProsecutors say Gibson fired almost two dozen rounds in a Gibsonton neighborhood in August 2025. Home security cameras captured footage of the shooting from multiple angles.RELATED: Several homes struck by gunfire after shooting in Gibsonton, suspect in custody: HCSOThe shooting allegedly stemmed from a stolen vape.Prosecutors say Gibson was hanging out with a group of people in the garage of a home on Southwind Lake Drive. They say some men in the group walked back to their home across the street and took a vape pen that didn't belong to them.A woman allegedly went over to their house to retrieve the vape, but prosecutors say that when she rang the doorbell, no one answered. She returned to the house with Gibson. Prosecutors say, as Gibson and the woman banged on the door, one man walked around to the front of the house, and Gibson began firing, as t

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