A disagreement between two men who knew each other turned violent in a St. Petersburg parking lot Tuesday night, leaving one of them with a gunshot wound to the leg and police searching for the man who pulled the trigger. The victim's injury was described as non-life-threatening, and a suspect left the scene.
According to Tampa Bay 28, the two men argued in the parking lot before the confrontation escalated. The suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the leg, then left the scene, according to the outlet's report. Investigators have said the men knew one another, though the station's account does not detail what sparked the dispute.
Conflicting Accounts of Where the Shooting Happened
Exactly where the shooting unfolded is not entirely clear. Per officials cited by the same report, the shooting happened at 1207 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in St. Petersburg. But WFLA reported that officers responded to a shooting at King's Liquors, 1205 Dr. MLK Street South, shortly after midnight. The discrepancy between the two addresses has not been resolved in either account.
Police are continuing to search for the suspect, and no additional details about the shooter's identity or description have been released. The case adds to a string of recent shootings investigators in the city have had to untangle, each with its own set of unanswered questions.
Pattern of Unresolved Shootings in St. Petersburg
In the same incident, WFLA reported that a person was shot in the leg during a dispute and sustained minor injuries, with the shooter riding away on a bike shortly afterward. The shooting involved a non-life-threatening wound and a suspect who fled before police could make contact.
Not every recent St. Petersburg shooting has ended with a survivable injury. WFLA also reported that officers investigated a fatal parking lot shooting at 2322 Avenue North, where an adult male victim was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Police said at the time that no other information had been released about that case.
No arrests have been announced in Tuesday night's shooting, and the investigation remains active.
