Crime

Man fatally shot behind St. Petersburg residence

A man was killed in a shooting behind a house in St. Petersburg on Saturday, police said.
A man was killed in a shooting behind a house in St. Petersburg on Saturday, police said. Spectrum Bay News 9

A man was fatally shot behind a St. Petersburg home Saturday afternoon.

The shooting occurred shortly before 3 p.m. in the 780 block of 22nd Avenue South, Spectrum Bay News 9 reports.

According to St. Petersburg police, the man was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

Further information was not immediately available.

Ryan Callihan: 941-745-7095, @RCCallihan

This story was originally published January 27, 2018 at 6:56 PM with the headline "Man fatally shot behind St. Petersburg residence."

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