Crime & Safety
13-Year-Olds Targeted In St. Pete Drive-By Shooting: Reports
The teens, shot outside a St. Petersburg convenience store Monday afternoon, were targeted in a "neighborhood dispute," reports said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Two 13-year-old boys were targeted in a drive-by shooting Monday afternoon in St. Petersburg, according to multiple reports.
The teens were shot over a “neighborhood dispute” while riding on one bicycle — one on peddling and one on the handlebars — on 22nd Avenue S., according to WFLA.
They were outside a convenience store, Kay Food Mart, 1421 22nd Street S., just before 4:30 p.m., WTSP reported.
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"Someone in a car drove up, fired shots, hit a couple of vehicles and hit the boys," Yolanda Fernandez, St. Petersburg police spokesperson, said.
One of the boys was in critical condition when brought to the John Hopkins All Children's Hospital Monday, but both were stable by Tuesday, Fox 13 said.
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