Crime & Safety

Boy, 15, Shot, Killed At St. Pete Apartment Complex: Police

A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed at the TGM Bay Isles apartment complex in St. Petersburg Wednesday, police said.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed at a St. Petersburg apartment complex Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Officers found Tomohng New kirk with a gunshot wound at TGM Bay Isles, 11850 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street N., just before 6 p.m., St. Petersburg police said.

He was brought to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Anyone with information on the fatal shooting is asked to contact police at 727-893-7780. To remain anonymous, text “SPPD + the tip” to TIP411.

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