2 Arrested In Shooting That Injured Woman Outside St. Pete Restaurant: Police

A woman sitting in a car parked outside a St. Pete restaurant was injured after being struck by gunfire, police said.

By Tiffany Razzano, Patch Staff

Oct 2, 2026 10:28 AM EDT

A woman sitting in a car parked outside a St. Pete restaurant was injured after being struck by gunfire. Two men, Ira Jenkins, 23, left, and Johnathon Evans, 21, right, were arrested in connection with the shooting, police said. (Courtesy of St. Petersburg Police Department)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting outside a St. Petersburg restaurant that injured a woman earlier this week, authorities said.

The shooting happened Tuesday around 3 a.m. in front of Salem's Fresh Eats at 1701 34th St. S., St. Petersburg police said in a news release.

The woman was sitting inside a parked car in front of the restaurant when she was struck by gunfire. She remains hospitalized in stable condition.

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Detectives arrested Ira Jenkins, 23, and Johnathon Evans, 21, in connection with the shooting, police said.

Jenkins was charged with principal to attempted second-degree murder and violation of probation, while Evans was charged with attempted second-degree murder.