Police in St. Petersburg, Florida say a 20 year old man named Dominique was shot and killed by officers on Wednesday after an officer was wounded during an attempted arrest.
According to law enforcement, members of a special investigations unit tried to detain Dominique at a grocery store. Police said he was wanted on a child abuse charge. An officer told reporters that Dominique tried to drive a car past a blockade of officers and then fired at an officer, which led officers to return fire.
Reports say officers fired more than 50 times and that Dominique was struck 38 times. He was pronounced dead later that night.
The wounded officer was reported to be in stable condition after being hit about four times. The six officers involved work undercover and have not been publicly named. They were placed on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated.
Police also described Dominique as a person of interest in the 2019 death of a man named Marquis. Marquis’ father, Maress, told reporters the news left his family with conflicting emotions, saying another family was about to go through what his had.
Police Chief Anthony Holloway said the shooting was a hard day for a city that has worked to build trust with its community. The investigation into the shooting was ongoing at the time of this report.
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