ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Police say a man was hospitalized after being shot Sunday at a park in St. Petersburg.
At around 8:15 p.m., authorities arrived at Fossil Park on Dr. MLK Street North and found a 36-year-old man shot, the St. Petersburg Police Department said in a news release.
Officers say he was involved in a fight near the basketball courts at the park that led up to the shooting.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical condition but stable as of Monday afternoon.
Investigators are hoping to speak with several men who are believed to have left the park in a white car. Police say the men may have information about what happened.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780 or, if you wish to remain anonymous, text SPPD and your tip to TIP411.
