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Three Injured in Tallahassee Apartment Complex Shooting

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Posted at 9:29 PM, Jan 31, 2015
and last updated 2015-02-02 04:03:14-05

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL)-- Three people were recovering Saturday following an early morning shooting on West Pensacola Street.

Around 3:30 a.m, Saturday morning, Tallahassee police officers were dispatched to a fight in the parking lot of Villa Del Lago Apartments in the 2700 of W. Pensacola Street.

Shortly, after the initial report of the fight, another call came in reporting that shots had been fired.

According to witnesses, 20 year old Jairo Padilla got into an argument with one of the victims.

Padilla approached the subjects in their vehicle but when they refused to wind down the window, he fired shots into the car.

Another person at the residence, 20 year old Jerome Thomas was found in possession of a 9 mm handgun. Thomas was arrested for being a delinquent in possession of a firearm.

Both Thomas and Padilla were charged with attempted murder. The victims were transported to a local hospital and are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.