1 arrested after woman with gunshot wounds dies after being dropped off at St. Pete hospital, police say

Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

The St. Petersburg Police Department has made an arrest in the shooting death of a 25-year-old woman who was dropped off at an emergency room with gunshot wounds and later died. 

Police have arrested Jerrell Hall and charged him with first-degree murder for the death of Tytaquisha Pearson. They say Pearson was shot and taken to an area hospital around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Police were called shortly afterward by hospital staff. 

Police say Hall was arrested on Sunday in Tampa on an unrelated charge. He will be brought to Pinellas County to face the murder charge. 

Detectives have not said where the shooting occurred or what prompted it.  


 

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