{"id":130527,"date":"2026-01-24T17:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/130527\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T17:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:46:08","slug":"man-killed-another-critically-injured-in-apparent-self-defense-shooting-in-st-pete-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/130527\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed, another critically injured in apparent self-defense shooting in St. Pete: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">St. Petersburg<\/a> police say a Friday evening shooting that left one man dead and another hospitalized with critical injuries appears to be an act of self-defense.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">According to SPPD, officers responded to the 900 block of 22nd Lane South shortly after 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Investigators say Syltico Morand, 29, and another man were armed when they tried to rob two men who were also armed and sitting in a vehicle parked on 22nd Lane South.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/17464fd8-st-pete-shooting-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">A confrontation ensued between the men and Morand and the other suspect with him were shot, SPPD said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">PREVIOUS STORY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/1-dead-1-critically-injured-st-pete-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">1 dead, 1 critically injured in St. Pete shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Police say Morand died at the scene and the 30-year-old man with him was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Officers detained the two men that fired shots from their vehicle. Multiple firearms were recovered at the scene, according to SPPD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">SPPD says the men that were detained have not been charged at this time. Investigators believe the shooting was an act of self-defense.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Police have not released the identities of the men that were detained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information for this story was provided by the St. Petersburg Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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