St. Petersburg Parking Lot Meetup Ends In Gunfire: Two Arrested For Attempted Murder

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A meeting in a St. Petersburg parking lot turned violent last week, leading to the arrest of two young men on charges of attempted first-degree murder and armed robbery.

St. Petersburg Police took 18-year-old Charles Hinton and 22-year-old Christopher Tonsel into custody following a shooting that left another teenager hospitalized.

The incident unfolded on February 11th just before 5 p.m. at the Citrus Grove Apartments. According to investigators, an 18-year-old man and a companion arrived at the 700 block of 15th Street South in a sedan to meet with Hinton and Tonsel…

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