Crime & Safety
Homicide Suspect Dead After Jumping From St. Pete Parking Garage: SPD
A 70-year-old woman was found dead in her Beach Drive condo in downtown St. Pete, police said. Her boyfriend is suspected of killing her.
Updated: 10:38 a.m., Friday
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - The suspect in a downtown St. Petersburg homicide investigation is dead after jumping from the top floor of the Sundial parking garage at 117 2nd Street N. on Thursday morning, authorities said.
In a news release, St. Petersburg police said that Tracy Lee Lukanic, 57, is suspected of killing his girlfriend, Deborah Ann Haugh.
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The 70-year-old woman was found dead in her downtown St. Petersburg condo Thursday afternoon, police said.
When Haugh failed to show up for plans with a friend, they became concerned and asked maintenance workers to check her condo at Parkshore Plaza, 300 Beach Drive NE, according to police.
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Officers determined that she died from “violent trauma.”
Before identifying Lukanic as the suspect, investigators said that Haugh and her killer likely knew each other, and her homicide wasn’t a random act.
“There is no threat to the community,” police said.
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