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Crime Stoppers offers $5,000 for arrest in 'first St. Petersburg homicide of 2022'

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Posted at 12:06 PM, Feb 13, 2022
and last updated 2022-02-14 05:43:56-05

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in what St. Pete Police call the first homicide of 2022.

According to police, Demond Lamar Perry, 26, was shot several times before crashing on Tyrone Boulevard near 9th Avenue North.

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Firefighters pulled Perry out of the burning wreckage after the car flipped. Perry died from severe burns after being transported to Tampa General.

Police say this is considered the first Homicide in St. Petersburg in 2022.

You can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-8477 or online at Crime Stoppers of Pinellas County.