3 suspects in custody after barricading man at gunpoint inside St. Pete apartment, police say

SPPD says it will release details on the suspects’ names and charges at a later time.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Three men are in custody after St. Pete police say they kept another man barricaded in an apartment at gunpoint.

Officers say witnesses saw the three suspects holding a man at gunpoint before two of them forced him inside his apartment in the area of 4th Avenue North and 13th Street North. The third suspect stayed outside as a look-out, police say.

All eastbound lanes of I-375 going into downtown St. Pete were initially closed for the investigation, but reopened a short time after.

Initially, one suspect and the man held at gunpoint reportedly came out sometime after police arrived on scene. 

Detectives say the second suspect then surrendered just after 2 p.m., and the scene was cleared.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing. SPPD says it will release details on the suspects’ names and charges at a later time.