Crime & Safety
Cops: Dispute Over Woman Led to Fatal Shooting
The suspect in the case has been identified.
St. Petersburg Police are looking for a 37-year-old man in connection with a homicide that occurred Monday night.
According to the department, the incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. at 1151 10th Ave. S. when a dispute broke out between two men over an earlier altercation with a woman.
One of the men pulled out a gun and shot the other, an email from the department stated.
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The victim, Edward Williams, 47, died a short time later.
Witnesses to the shooting identified the shooter as Willie Mathers Newton, police said. A search for Newton continues.
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