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id: c82df3c5d3
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-11 18:06 EST
updated: 2026-11-12 10:52 EST
status: reported
outlets: 5
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# 16-year-old charged in Brandon Exchange mall shooting, HCSO says

A 16-year-old boy faces attempted murder charges after the sheriff's office said he fired a handgun during a fight at Brandon Exchange Wednesday.

Section: [Public Safety](/tampa-bay/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Brandon Exchange](/tampa-bay/wiki/brandon-exchange.md), [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office](/tampa-bay/wiki/hillsborough-county-sheriff-s-office.md)

## Coverage

- [Tampa Bay 28 WFTS (ABC)](https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-hillsborough/hcso-investigating-reported-shots-fired-at-brandon-exchange-mall), 2026-11-11 18:06 EST: 16-year-old arrested in connection to Brandon Exchange shooting
- [Tampa Bay Times](https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/11/11/brandon-exchange-mall-shooting-shots-fired/), 2026-11-11 18:22 EST: Boy, 16, arrested after shots fired at Brandon Exchange mall
- [Spectrum Bay News 9](http://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/11/12/hcso--suspect--16--arrested-in-brandon-exchange-shooting-), 2026-11-12 04:34 EST: HCSO: Suspect, 16, arrested in Brandon Exchange shooting
- [FOX 13 Tampa Bay](https://www.fox13news.com/news/brandon-exchange-shooting-16-year-old-charged-attempted-murder-after-mall-gunfire), 2026-11-12 10:37 EST: Brandon Exchange shooting: 16-year-old charged with attempted murder after mall gunfire, deputies say
- [WFLA News Channel 8 (NBC)](https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/16-year-old-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-opening-fire-inside-brandon-exchange-mall/), 2026-11-12 10:52 EST: Teen opened fire in Brandon mall just months after armed threat arrest in same location, HCSO says

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