Crime & Safety
Husband Shoots, Kills Wife During Argument: St. Petersburg Police
A man visiting FL with his wife shot and killed her during an argument before leading cops on a chase, St. Petersburg police said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A husband was arrested Tuesday night for shooting and killing his wife during an argument, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department news release.
Devin Hansen, 28, faces multiple charges in the fatal shooting of his 35-year-old wife, Yasmin Grijalva. He was charged with first-degree murder, fleeing and eluding, and domestic battery.
The couple was visiting from out of state at the time of the incident, police said.
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Officers responded to a shooting at a house on 29th Avenue N. just before 10:30 p.m.
By the time emergency crews arrived, they found the victim and learned that Hansen had already left the home in a black Cadillac CTS.
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An officer rode in an ambulance with Grijalva to Orlando Health Bayfront, where she was pronounced dead.
While driving to the hospital, the officer noticed a black Cadillac following the ambulance on the interstate, police said.
Officers nearby tried to stop the Cadillac, which headed south and led them on a chase. The car later crashed into large landscaping rocks in the 1400 block of 54th Avenue South.
Hansen was taken into custody and charged in his wife’s death.
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