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: 2026-033733
Date of original release: 10-15-26

Update: Suspicious Death Investigation

Release updated on 10-15-26 at 2:30 PM

Preliminary autopsy findings indicate the victim suffered life-threatening dog bites to the neck and shoulder. There is no other indication of foul play at this time.

At 8:17 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14th, officers were called to the scene of a 52-year-old man who appeared to be seriously injured in the road in the 2500 block of Quincy Street South.

When officers arrived, they found the victim bleeding and lying in the road unresponsive. A medium-sized pit bull-mix dog was with him on a leash. The dog would not allow rescue workers to approach the victim. It became agitated and began to aggressively bite the victim; that's when an officer fired his weapon and killed the dog.

The victim was already deceased when rescue workers were able to get to him. Investigators learned the dog belonged to the victim.

Suspicious Death Investigation

Release posted on 10-15-26 at 8:22 AM

At 8:17 p.m., Wednesday, October 14th, officers were called to the scene of a 52-year-old man who appeared to be seriously injured in the road in the 2500 block of Quincy Street South.

When officers arrived they found the victim bleeding and lying in the road. A pitbull-mix dog was with him on a leash. The dog would not allow rescue workers to approach the victim. It became agitated and began to bite the victim, that's when an officer fired his weapon and killed the dog.

The victim died at the scene. Investigators learned the dog belonged to the victim.

The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. Detectives are investigating to determine what occurred.

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YOLANDA FERNANDEZ - Public Information Officer