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Fatal Apartment Shooting Under Investigation: St. Pete Police

An 18-year-old shot in the parking lot of a St. Petersburg apartment complex later died from his injuries at Bayfront Health, police said.

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An 18-year-old shot in the parking lot of a St. Petersburg apartment complex later died from his injuries at Bayfront Health, police said.
An 18-year-old shot in the parking lot of a St. Petersburg apartment complex later died from his injuries at Bayfront Health, police said. (Shutterstock)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A fatal shooting at Citrus Grove Apartments, 731 15th Street S., Thursday night is under investigation, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department news release.

Police received calls about shots being heard at the apartment complex just before midnight.

Around 1:30 a.m., police were told that a vehicle dropped off Taiwan Gland, 18, at Bayfront Health with a gunshot wound. He later died there from his injuries, the department said.

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Investigators determined he was injured in a shooting in the parking lot of Citrus Groves Apartments.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 727-893-7780 or text SPPD and the tip to TIP411.

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