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UPDATED Jul 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Jul 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Suspect ID’d after I-75 standoff in deadly St. Pete shooting
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Ladavion King, 43, identified in the killing of a St. Petersburg city worker; he remains hospitalized in custody after an I-75 standoff.
WHO: Ladavion King, 43; St. Petersburg city worker (47); St. Petersburg Police Department; FDLE; law enforcement officers
WHAT: A suspect was identified following a deadly shooting of a city worker and a subsequent highway standoff that ended in gunfire.
WHEN: Jul 23, 2026 at 8:58 AM ET
WHERE: Lee County, Florida (I-75); St. Petersburg, Florida
WHY: Police believe the shooting was a targeted domestic attack; no motive details beyond that have been reported.
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