St. Petersburg Police Press Release


ANTHONY HOLLOWAY
Chief of Police
1301 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705

(727) 893-7550
police.stpete.org

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
Report number: 2021-013297
Date of original release: 04-10-21

Shooting Investigation

Updated on 04-19-21 at 1:46 p.m.

Detectives located a homicide suspect in Syracuse, NY, and with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals and the Syracuse Police Department, arrested Derrick Pride Jr (DOB 12/22/1999) for the 2nd degree murder of Tedarrell Davenport (DOB: 07/14/1990) earlier this month in St. Petersburg. Pride's photo is attached.

Background: On Saturday, April 10th, shortly after 1 p.m., St. Petersburg Police were called to the scene of a shooting that occurred at the intersection of Freemont Terrace South and 32nd Street South. Davenport was found lying next to a vehicle.

Investigators determined that Pride and Davenport knew each other and this was not a random shooting. Detectives also had reason to believe that Pride fled to New York shortly after the murder.

After the U.S. Marshals took him into custody, St. Petersburg Police detectives flew to Syracuse, NY, and interviewed the suspect. Pride will remain in custody and will eventually be returned to Pinellas County to face charges.

Derrick Pride

Derrick Pride


Updated on 04-10-21 at 8:42 p.m.

The victim is identified as:
Tedarrell Davenport (DOB: 07/14/1990)


Updated on 04-10-21 at 4:01 p.m.

Update: Shooting Investigation is now a Homicide Investigation.

The victim died of his injuries . This is now being investigated as a homicide.


Released posted on 04-10-21 at 2:29 p.m.

St. Petersburg Police are on the scene of a shooting that occurred on Freemont Terrace S. and 32nd St., shortly after 1 p.m.

A 30 year old man was shot and was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.

No suspect is in custody.

We have no other information to release at this time.

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