Crime & Safety
Woman Found Boyfriend Dead On St. Pete Porch: Cops
An injured woman's call to police after the discovery of her boyfriend's body has prompted a suspicious death investigation.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — As St. Petersburg Police work to unravel details in the death of a 31-year-old man whose body was found Thursday evening, detectives have released some information in the case.
According to the agency, officers were called to a home in the 7700 block of 34th Avenue North around 5:41 p.m. May 4. The caller, Alicia Chamberlain, 30, told authorities she woke up to find her boyfriend, James Allen, dead on the porch.
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“Chamberlain also reported that she had severe injuries to her body, but did not know who injured her,” a Friday morning email from police said.
When police arrived, they entered a backyard that was locked and fenced, the email noted. Once inside the yard, they found an injured Chamberlain and Allen’s body. Chamberlain was taken to a local hospital for treatment of critical, but not life-threatening injuries, the agency reported. The agency did not elaborate on the nature of Chamberlain's injuries.
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Police say Chamberlain has only been able to provide limited information at this time due to her injuries. Even so, the agency does not “believe this was a random act,” the email noted. “The public is not in danger.”
No further information is being released at this time.
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