St. Petersburg Police is investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment complex in South St. Petersburg.

  • Altercation took place in parking lot of apartment complex
  • Incident occurred just after 7 p.m.
  • Wounded man left in parking lot while suspect took SUV

Investigators said shortly after 7 p.m., the victim, Joshua Starkey, 35, was in a blue SUV in the parking lot of the Twin Brooks Apartments, 4601 22nd Avenue South when he got in an altercation with another man.

The suspect fired shots at the man in the SUV, then the SUV crashed into a concrete wall surrounding the parking lot. The suspect then took the SUV and left Starkey bleeding in the parking lot.

The SUV was later found on fire near 5th Avenue South and 26th Street.

Police currently have no description of the suspect. 

No further information has been released.

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