The uncle of a man who was run over and killed as he was walking down a St. Petersburg sidewalk on Monday wants the community to come forward to help police catch the driver.
- Jeron Davis run over and killed as he was walking down a St. Petersburg sidewalk on Monday
- Uncle believes Davis was murdered
"If you know something, why not go and tell," said the victim's uncle, Rodney Davis, 52. "You’re complaining about your community or what the cops are not doing, but you have to help the cops for your community."
Davis' nephew, Jeron Davis, 29, was walking down a sidewalk on MLK Street S. near 22nd Avenue S. at about 1 p.m., when he was hit and killed by a Chrysler 300, according to police. The driver abandoned the car and ran away on foot. Jeron died at the scene.
"He was a great guy. He’s very respectful," Davis said. "We were just talking about celebrating his birthday, which is next month, on the same day mine is."
Police said the car was being borrowed and are searching for a suspect that they're not yet identifying. Witnesses told detectives that it appeared the driver intentionally hit Jeron.
"It was murder," said Davis. "I even think it was premeditated."
St. Petersburg Police said their homicide detectives are working on the case and they hope to make an arrest soon.