Release updated on 05-26-26 at 3:51 PM

St. Petersburg Police Detectives arrested the final two suspects wanted for the shooting death of 14- year-old Gaige Santos-Brown on Friday, May 23rd.

The homicide occurred just after 6:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of 15th Avenue South. Santos-Brown arranged to meet three teens. During their meeting, there was an altercation, and he was shot. He was transported to the hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Today detectives arrested:

• De'Antae Blunt - charged with felony murder
• Vonaj Wright - charged with felony murder

Saturday, detectives arrested Kenneth Washington and charged him with Felony Murder and Violation of Supervised Release.

All parties involved have now been arrested.

Release updated on 05-23-26 at 10:15 AM

Summary:
Just after 6:30 pm in the 4200 block of 15th Avenue South, 14-year-old Gaige Santos-Brown (14) was approached by three teens. Shots were fired, critically injuring Santos-Brown. He was transported to the hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Detectives identified Kenneth Washington (16) as one of the suspects, and he was arrested overnight. Washington was charged with Felony Murder and Violation of Supervised Release (Photo below).

Detectives are working on identifying the other two suspects in this case. Anyone with information is asked to call the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780 or to submit a tip, text "SPPD + your tip" to TIP411.

This is an ongoing investigation