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Murder Suspect Turns Self In At Pinellas Jail: St. Petersburg Police

A murder suspect accused of shooting another man to death on 13th Avenue S. turned himself in at Pinellas Jail, St. Pete police said.

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A murder suspect accused of shooting another man to death on 13th Avenue S. turned himself in at Pinellas Jail, St. Pete police said.
A murder suspect accused of shooting another man to death on 13th Avenue S. turned himself in at Pinellas Jail, St. Pete police said. (Courtesy of St. Petersburg Police Department)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The murder suspect in the Wednesday homicide of Terrance Hill, 36, faces charges in the man’s death.

Douglas Lee Dawson, 34, turned himself in at the Pinellas County Jail just before midnight, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department news release.

He was wanted on several previous outstanding warrants.

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Dawson was charged with second-degree murder for shooting Hill to death in the 3900 block of 13th Avenue S., police said.

The two men, who knew each other, were arguing before the shooting.

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