A 47-year-old was arrested on a second-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting and killing a 44-year-old in St. Petersburg.
TAMPA, Fla. — A man was arrested after officers said he shot a man who was found bleeding at his home and later died.
The incident happened just before 9 p.m. on Thursday when a neighbor contacted St. Pete police to report that Jerome Smith, 44, was found injured at his home on 21st Avenue South.
Officials said he was suffering from a gunshot wound, and he died on Sunday at the hospital.
On Monday, detectives arrested Corey Deron Battle, 47, after determining that the two men knew each other and had a fight, which escalated into a shooting.
Battle is now facing a second-degree murder charge.
The case is still under investigation, according to officials.