Expand / Collapse search
☰

Homeowner shoots & kills intruder, police searching for second suspect: SPPD

By
Updated  April 16, 2025 12:32pm EDT
St. Petersburg
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • St. Pete police say a homeowner fired shots at two men who entered a home off 40th St. N early Wednesday.
    • One 20-year-old suspect was hit and later died at the hospital, while the second suspect ran from the home, according to police.
    • Police say the home invasion appears to have been targeted.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A suspect is dead and another is on the run after a homeowner opened fire early Wednesday during an apparent home invasion, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.

What we know:

SPPD says two men entered a home in the 3400 block of 40th St. N around 2 a.m. Wednesday.

St. Pete police say a homeowner shot and killed an intruder early Wednesday.

St. Pete police say a homeowner shot and killed an intruder early Wednesday.

Police say the homeowner fired shots, hitting a man later identified as Marcel James Williams, 20, who later died at the hospital.

The second suspect ran from the home, according to investigators.

SPPD says the home invasion appears to have been targeted and there is no threat to the public.

READ: St. Pete police officer arrested, accused of sharing confidential information with suspect

What we don't know:

Police have not released any further details on the homeowner or the second home invasion suspect.

Follow FOX 13 on YouTube

The Source: This story was written with information from the St. Petersburg Police Department.

STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA:

St. PetersburgCrime and Public Safety