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Deadly shooting at St. Pete home under construction deemed self-defense: Police

By FOX 13 News Staff
Updated  November 1, 2024 9:22pm EDT
St. Petersburg
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    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Investigators said the deadly shooting at a St. Petersburg home that was under construction has been deemed self-defense. 

    The shooting happened at around 1:30 p.m. on Friday at a vacant home located at 1400 Farragut Drive North. The St. Pete Police Department said the home was under construction and being remodeled by a work crew. 

    Officials said a disagreement about payment happened between the general contractor, Mostafa M. Ah Abdo, and a subcontractor tile worker. During the height of the argument, the tile worker started smashing completed tile work, according to police. 

    That's when Abdo went to his truck and grabbed a gun and threatened the tile worker, SPPD said. The tile worker's father was also at the construction site laying tile, and he pulled out his own gun and shot Abdo when he started threatening his son. 

    The general contractor died from his injuries. Investigators said they determined the shooting was "justifiable self-defense," and the tile worker's father was not arrested.  

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