St. Pete man arrested for shooting, killing 1 during drug deal, deputies say
Courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Daniel Horrigan, 40, has been arrested in the shooting death of 29-year-old Clifford Coston III, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators say Coston drove to Horrigan’s home, located at 3924 45th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, around 8 p.m. on March 15 to make a drug deal. Horrigan got into Coston’s vehicle and shot him once in the stomach during the transaction, according to PCSO. Afterward, deputies say the vehicle accelerated forward and crashed into a fence where witnesses said they saw the pair fighting following the shooting.
After developing probable cause, investigators got arrest warrants for first-degree murder and armed trafficking in cocaine for Horrigan, who turned himself in to authorities on June 16.
Horrigan is being held at the Pinellas County Jail without bond.
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