Two men were shot early Monday after an argument escalated in an east Tampa neighborhood.



The shooting happened at 3 a.m. near the intersection of north 37th Street and East Clifton Street.



Officers said the shooting stemmed from an argument that started earlier in the evening. Some kind of dispute started between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday night.

Police responded to the scene and broke up the disturbance, but the situation continued and boiled over early Monday, when at least 10 shots were exchanged from opposite sides of the intersection.

One person was shot in the neck and the other man was shot in the groin area. The men were rushed to local hospitals with injuries called non life-threatening.

Police said the wounded men, identified as Ed'Antwan Norton, 26, and Gabriel Jenkins, 22, were bystanders and not part of the fight that had been going on.

Officers interviewed about a dozen people who were at the scene. Most of them heard the shots but did not see the shooting happen, officials said.



There are at least three suspects being sought in the shootings. Police said they believe all of the suspects were involved in the earlier altercation.



Police said the victims have been involved in an ongoing dispute with neighbors and they are working to determine if that dispute is related to the shooting.

