Investigation Into St. Petersburg Home Invasion/Shooting Continues
Release Number: 09-200
Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
Investigative Operations Bureau
-Robbery/Homicide Unit
Shooting victim is a 25-year-old male.
Three suspects remain at large.
What: Detectives assigned to the Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit are continuing to investigate a St. Petersburg home invasion and the subsequent shooting that left one person injured.
Detectives say the incident appears to be drug related.
Where: The crime occurred at a private residence located at 5101 37th Street North in unincorporated St. Petersburg.
When: The crime occurred at about 11:12 a.m. on Monday, August 24, 2009.
How/Why: Detectives assigned to the Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit are continuing to investigate a St. Petersburg home invasion and the subsequent shooting that left one person injured. The crime occurred at a private residence located at 5101 37th Street North in unincorporated St. Petersburg at about 11:12 a.m. on Monday, August 24, 2009.
According to detectives, three suspects, forcefully entered the private residence. One person in the home was then shot and was subsequently transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
A second person, who was also in the home at the time of the shooting, was not injured.
The three suspects fled the scene.
Detectives say the home invasion appears to be drug related.
The investigation continues.
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