Crime & Safety

Georgia Man Dies in Clearwater Shooting

A woman has been identified as the possible shooter.

The Clearwater Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place Sunday evening.

A 31-year-old man from Georgia, the department wrote in an email to media, was shot inside a home at 1722 Lakeview Road around 10:35 p.m.

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Police say a female acquaintance of the man is believed to be the shooter.

“The shooting appears to have occurred after two different confrontations between the two parties on Sunday,” the email stated.

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The man was taken to Morton Plant Hospital following the shooting, but died a short time later.

He has been identified as Adreon Jones of Jonesboro, Ga.

No further details about the case are being released at this time.

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