Attempted Homicide Under Investigation

The St. Petersburg Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place Monday night, leaving one man seriously injured.

The incident unfolded just before 8 p.m. at 1205 Dr. Martin Luther King St. S., according to an email from the department.

The initial investigation revealed that two men got into a verbal dispute that ended when one man shot the other, the email said.

James Ford, 33, was shot in the upper torso, the email stated. He was taken to Bayfront Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries.

Witnesses at the scene identified the shooter as Jimmy Bradshaw, 21, police wrote in the email.

Bradshaw left the area following the shooting, but police detectives say they have established probable cause for his arrest on an attempted second-degree murder charge.

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