Crime & Safety
Police ID Man Killed In St. Pete Shooting
An armed man who showed up to a St. Petersburg home early Saturday morning was shot and killed, police say.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The St. Petersburg Police Department is investigating an early Saturday morning shooting that left a man dead.
According to the agency, Tyrone Walker, 35, was visiting a relative at a home in the 1400 block of 12th Street South. While there, he got into a dispute with an armed man who also showed up at the home. Walker, an email from police said, shot the man during the altercation.
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After the shooting, authorities say Walker called police, waited at the scene and provided a statement to investigators.
Police have identified the man who died as Jay Devonne Powell, 29.
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No charges have been filed at this time, according to the agency.
Further details are not being released at this time.
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