Nation : Riot Erupts After Arrest in Tampa
From Times staff and wire service reports
TAMPA, Fla. — Gunshots, rocks and bottles rained down on more than 100 police officers as they put down a riot triggered by the arrest of a black drug suspect who later died in custody, authorities said today.
Wednesday night’s three-hour disturbance was the third riot in the predominantly black College Hill section in two years and the second in Florida in two weeks. A 22-square-block area of the neighborhood was cordoned off after the violence began as undercover officers struggled to arrest the 6-foot-3, 300-pound suspected cocaine buyer.
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