SARASOTA, Fla. — A Sarasota man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, as well as 20 years of probation, for opening fire on Sarasota County paramedics responding to a 2019 911 call.
Sarasota police said Tyran Young was convicted on multiple charges, including aggravated assault on a firefighter, shooting into an occupied vehicle, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, unlawful use of a two-way communications device and misuse of 911.
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WTSP reported the attack occurred after crews were dispatched to an automated “fall” alert on Goodrich Avenue.
When the paramedics arrived, residents said no one had called. As the paramedics returned to the ambulance, Young fired, hitting the rig twice. No one was hurt.
Detectives later concluded he staged the attack and tried to blame his juvenile nephew, noting Young’s phone searches mirrored a 2018 automated 911 call, a suspected “dry run.”
Young is awaiting transfer from Sarasota County Jail to the Florida Department of Corrections.
