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Police: Man crashes vehicle after killing another man during a fight on a porch in St. Petersburg

Posted at 6:08 AM, Oct 04, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-04 06:14:50-04

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Police have arrested a man accused of killing another man after they got into a fight Thursday morning.

The St. Petersburg Police Department said two men in their late 20s, who have not yet been identified, got into a physical altercation at a house on 1st Avenue South.

During the fight, one of the men killed the other on the porch.

Police said the suspect then got into his vehicle and left the house, but crashed a few blocks away on 2nd Avenue South.

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The suspect is in custody while police continue their investigation.

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