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Arrest made after Kings Meat Market shooting that killed 1 person

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Published  January 4, 2025 6:23pm EST
St. Petersburg
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • Charles Teal is in custody, charged with the murder of 42-year-old Deon Bell.
    • The shooting happened Dec. 18 at Kings Meat Market.
    • Bell was taken to Bayfront Health where he was pronounced dead.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - The suspect in the Kings Meat Market shooting that killed one person on the morning of Dec. 18 has been arrested, according to the St. Pete Police Department.

Charles Teal is in custody and has been charged with the murder of 42-year-old Deon Bell.

Courtesy: St. Pete Police.

Officers were called to Kings Meat Market at around 8:30 a.m. for a report of a person shot. 

When they arrived, police said they found a man, identified by police as Bell, suffering from a gunshot wound. 

He was taken to Bayfront Health where he was pronounced dead. 

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