{"id":285288,"date":"2026-05-26T22:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285288\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:05:28","slug":"1-shot-killed-during-altercation-in-st-pete-police-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285288\/","title":{"rendered":"1 shot, killed during altercation in St. Pete: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Brief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A deadly St. Petersburg shooting left a man dead following a fight early Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police found a wounded man in his late 20s near a downtown intersection after receiving reports of gunfire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The shooter fled the scene and remains at large while detectives search for clues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. &#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg?page=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:St. Petersburg;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;St. Petersburg&quot;}\" class=\"link \">St. Petersburg<\/a> Police Department is searching for a shooter who killed a man during a downtown fight early Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg police investigation<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers responded to reports of gunfire around 3 a.m. Monday near 1st Ave N and Beach Dr NE. Police found a wounded man who was in his late 20s.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man, later identified as Peter-Austin Afentakis, was rushed to an area hospital. He died a few hours later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators said a fight broke out before someone pulled a gun and fired shots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers have not located the shooter yet.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown shooting suspect search<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we don&#8217;t know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police have not provided a physical description of the shooter they are looking for.<\/p>\n<p>Public safety anonymous tips<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What you can do<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone who has information about the deadly shooting is urged to call the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tipsters can also send text messages anonymously by texting the word TIP and the information to 411.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Source<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The information in this story was gathered from the St. Petersburg Police Department, which detailed the timeline of the shooting and current investigative updates in an official news release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief A deadly St. Petersburg shooting left a man dead following a fight early Monday morning. 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