A verbal altercation outside a St. Petersburg venue escalated to gunfire early Monday morning, leaving one man dead and another facing a second-degree murder charge.
The incident occurred shortly before 3:00 a.m. on May 25 in the 100 block of 1st Avenue North. According to investigators with the St. Petersburg Police Department, Jacob Carreras, 25, and Peter-Austin Afentakis, 29, became involved in a verbal argument on the street.
During the dispute, Carreras allegedly pulled out a firearm and shot at Afentakis. The victim sustained critical injuries and later died…