A dispute in Tampa turned deadly on the morning of February 2, 2026. Around 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of North Nebraska Avenue and 129th Avenue deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office found 34-year-old Corey Brown with a gunshot wound. Brown was taken to a local hospital and was pronounced deceased.

Investigators identified 44-year-old Maurice Blackmon as a suspect after determining a dispute preceded the shooting. Blackmon was located and arrested that evening at 6:18 p.m. and charged with second-degree murder with a firearm. He was booked into the Orient Road Jail and held without bond. The sheriff’s office described the shooting as an isolated incident and said detectives worked quickly to make the arrest.

Was anyone in the area that morning aware of an altercation before the shooting, or does anyone have information about what led to the dispute?