Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Investigative Operations Bureau
- Robbery/Homicide Unit

Clifton Lamont Moody (Arrested)
DOB: 02/19/1975
Address: 3703 141^st Avenue North, Apartment A, Largo
Charges: One count of second-degree murder and one count of violation of probation- kidnapping/sex battery.

Gregory M. Perry (Victim- Deceased)
DOB: 01/09/1966
Address: 455 Big Sioux Court, Kissimmee

What:
Detectives assigned to the Robbery/Homicide Unit have arrested a man for shooting and killing his co-worker while on a job site in unincorporated Clearwater.

When:
The incident occurred at about 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.

Where:
The incident occurred in the roadway in front of lot #1204, at the Southern Comfort Mobile Home Park located at 24479 US Highway 19 North, in unincorporated Clearwater.

Why/How:
Detectives assigned to the Robbery/Homicide Unit have arrested a man for shooting and killing his co-worker while on a job site in unincorporated Clearwater.

According to detectives, at about 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2016, deputies were called to the Southern Comfort Mobile Home Park located at 24479 US Highway 19 North, in unincorporated Clearwater, for a report of a shooting.

When deputies arrived they found the victim, 51-year-old Gregory Perry, lying in the roadway in front of lot #1204, with a gunshot wound to his torso. Perry was unresponsive and deputies performed CPR until paramedics arrived.

Witnesses at the scene informed deputies that the shooter, 41-year-old Clifton Moody, shot the victim with a handgun and left the scene on foot. Within minutes, responding deputies located Moody trying to exit the west side of the mobile home park near US Highway 19 North. Moody was taken into custody without incident.

Paramedics transported Perry to Mease Countryside Hospital where he died from his injuries.  

Detectives say the investigation revealed that Perry and Moody were co-workers at the Labor Ready temporary employment agency in Largo. On Tuesday, January 17, 2017, Perry and Moody were assigned with two other workers to assist with maintenance at the Southern Comfort Mobile Home Park.

Witnesses informed detectives that Perry was arguing with Moody throughout the day. Perry was upset because Moody showed up to the work site intoxicated and Perry felt that Moody was not working hard enough. During one of the arguments, Moody took out a handgun and shot Perry for no apparent reason.

Detectives interviewed Moody at the North District Station located at 737 Louden Avenue in Dunedin.

Moody was arrested and transported to the Pinellas County Jail without incident.

Moody was charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of violation of probation- kidnapping/sex battery.

Next of kin has been notified.

The investigation continues. 

Booking photo of Clifton Moody