Crime & Safety
Car Sought In Fatal Shooting Of St. Pete Man Found Torched
A car that police had been searching for in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old St. Petersburg man was found burned.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- A car that St. Petersburg Police had been searching for in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old St. Petersburg man was found destroyed by fire.
The car was torched just after police released a photo of the white Ford Fusion seen driving away from the alley off 13th Avenue South near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street were Malik Oliver was shot on Sunday, Sept. 30 (see related story).
Police discovered the car was reported stolen out of Orange County.
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They are continuing to investigate the fatal shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call 727-893-7780.
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