Two separate, fatal shootings under investigation in south St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (FOX 13) - In the early morning hours, St. Pete police responded to a deadly shooting. During their investigation, another one occurred nearby.

The first occurred around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday. St. Petersburg police said they received a call from a woman from a home in the 1000 block of 13th Avenue South. She informed them her husband was shot while they were sleeping, according to the agency.

After paramedics arrived, her husband, 34-year-old Lorenzo Brunson, passed away.

Within two hours, possible gunshots were heard blocks away in the 1200 block of 10th Avenue South around 4:45 a.m. St. Petersburg police said that's where they found 39-year-old William Gilbert with gunshot wounds in the street.  

Police said he was taken to a hospital where he later passed away. 

It's unclear whether both shootings are related or if they coincidentally occurred within a short distance and time of each other. Officials said no suspects are in custody. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the St. Petersburg Police Department's non-emergency line at 727-893-7550.