2023-11-27 18:26:29
Officers: Wellness Check Leads to Fatal Shooting in Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) A police officer fatally shot a man early Sunday while conducting a wellness check at a home in St. Petersburg, officials said.
Just before 4 a.m. Sunday, St. Petersburg police officers responded to a report of a hit and run. Officers found the bumper of the suspect's car at the scene with the license plate still attached, according to a news release from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
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The officers ran a check on the license plate and found it was registered to a woman at an apartment in St. Petersburg. They went to the address and attempted to make contact with the car owner, but no one answered.
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