ANTHONY HOLLOWAY
Chief of Police
Chief of Police
1301 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
(727) 893-7550
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St. Petersburg, FL 33705
(727) 893-7550
police.stpete.org
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Report number: 2021-022247
Report number: 2021-022247
Date of original release:
06-14-21
Couple Found Deceased
Release posted on 06-14-21 at 3:03 p.m.
At 8:40 a.m., police officers were called to check the welfare of the couple who lived at 5030 40th Avenue North.
The couple was found deceased with gunshot wounds. The preliminary investigation points to a murder suicide: Ronald Arthur White (DOB 2/19/63) shot his wife, Bobette Marcella White, then shot himself.
This is an ongoing open investigation.
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