Florida man charged in deadly liquor store shooting arrested

Eric Smith apprehended in Lake City

Photo: Columbia County Sheriff's Office

LAKE CITY, Fla. – A man charged with murder after a deadly shooting at a Tampa liquor store was arrested Monday in Lake City, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies arrested Eric Smith, 24. He's charged with first-degree premeditated murder, attempted murder and robbery charges.

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Investigators said Smith shot two people, killing a 42-year-old man and seriously wounding another man. The shooting happened on March 6 at the City Liquors on North Nebraska Avenue in Tampa.

Smith was arrested at the Guest Inn on State Road 90 near I-75, the Sheriff's Office said. Records show he was held on no bond.