{"id":285345,"date":"2026-05-26T22:56:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285345\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:56:40","slug":"1-dead-in-downtown-st-petersburg-shooting-police-searching-for-suspect-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285345\/","title":{"rendered":"1 dead in downtown St. Petersburg shooting; police searching for suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 A man was fatally shot in downtown St. Petersburg early Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">St. Petersburg Police Department officers were called to 1st Avenue North and Beach Drive Northeast, the area near South Straub Park, just before 3 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/3-hurt-night-boat-crash-102524200.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:3 hurt in late-night boat crash along Hillsborough River in Tampa;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;3 hurt in late-night boat crash along Hillsborough River in Tampa&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 3 hurt in late-night boat crash along Hillsborough River in Tampa <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said there was an \u201caltercation\u201d that resulted in a man in his late 20s being shot. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/527421e38a915b6e2b7eb6790f6f3cd3.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/81c135000dae105e03faed98e4667534.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fc6566777f4bc1cd6e540c633b7c233c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police identified the victim as 29-year-old Peter-Austin Afentakis. Officers are still searching for the shooting suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information is asked to call SPPD at (727) 893-7780 or text SPPD + your tip to TIP 411.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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