{"id":31270,"date":"2025-11-03T14:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/31270\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:17:29","slug":"st-pete-shooting-suspect-accused-of-killing-man-after-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/31270\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete shooting suspect accused of killing man after dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. &#8211; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg?page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">St. Petersburg<\/a> man is facing second-degree murder charges after police say he shot someone inside his home following a dispute.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, a neighbor called police on Thursday night to report that a man was bleeding at his home.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">When police arrived, they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound, but was still alive.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">He was taken to an area hospital, where he died three days later.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/child-saved-from-suspect-armed-knife-after-standoff-deputies-hcso\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Knife-wielding man choking child shot, killed by Hillsborough County deputy: HCSO<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Nobody besides the victim and Corey Deron Battle, 47, was in the home at the time of the shooting, according to police.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/corey-battle-mugshot-resized.jpg\" alt=\"Courtesy: St. Petersburg Police Department.\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">Courtesy: St. Petersburg Police Department.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Detectives say Battle and the victim knew each other.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Battle has been charged with second-degree murder.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/video-wrong-way-underage-florida-dui-suspect-almost-slams-head-on-police-officer-i-hate-you-guys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Video: Wrong-way, underage Florida DUI suspect almost slams head-on into police officer: \u2018I hate you guys\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The case is still an active investigation.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">It is unclear what Battle and the victim were arguing about.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article was written with information 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-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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