Tampa Bay Criminal Defense Lawyer - Shooting in St. Petersburg

By Nick Dorsten, Esq.

Another shooting in St. Petersburg, Fl, per the Times website...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A man and a woman were shot and another man pistol-whipped on Monday evening in what police called a drug sale gone awry.

The incident happened about 6:15 p.m. in an alley north of the 5200 block of Third Avenue S.

Police said that a man, 26, woman, 21 and another man, 22, drove into the alley and met two unidentified suspects.

The first man got out of the car while the others waited in the vehicle. Shortly after meeting with the two suspects, the first man was pistol-whipped.

The other two in the vehicle tried to speed away and the suspects fired three rounds at the vehicle, according to police.

One round hit the man's cheek, and another grazed the woman's back, police said. They drove to St. Anthony's Hospital, where they were expected to live, police said.

The two suspects fled.

The first man, who was left behind as the other two sped away, managed to run from the area, police said.

The two in the car, who are dating, told police they didn't know they were going to a drug deal.

The woman said she and her boyfriend got a call from the first man, asking if they could drive him to pick up clothing.

"I didn't know anything," she said. "I just gave somebody a ride."

She said she was in the passenger seat, studying for a marketing test.

As of this time this was written, no word on the identity of the suspects

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