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UPDATED May 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET
May 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
St. Petersburg standoff ends after SWAT response
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Five-hour standoff at Vantage Point Apartments ends with arrest after threats prompted SWAT and negotiators.
WHO: Keith Rackett, 32; St. Petersburg Police; SWAT and crisis negotiators
WHAT: SWAT response and five-hour standoff at an apartment complex ends with the suspect taken into custody in handcuffs
WHEN: May 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM ET
WHERE: Vantage Point Apartments, 10200 Gandy Blvd N., St. Petersburg, FL
WHY: A series of alarming threats made by the suspect prompted the SWAT response and negotiations.
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