Event Brief
2 arrested for second-degree murder in St. Pete shooting
Filed: Jun 03, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Two men face second-degree murder charges after a downtown St. Petersburg shooting left a man dead.
WHO: Jacob Carreras, 25, and Matthew Williams, 37; victim Peter-Austin Afentakis, 29
WHAT: Police arrested two suspects on second-degree murder charges after a deadly downtown shooting.
WHEN: Jun 03, 2026 at 4:48 PM ET
WHERE: Downtown St. Petersburg, at 1st Ave North and Beach Drive Northeast
WHY: The suspects allegedly shot Afentakis during a verbal argument.
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