St. Petersburg Police Fatally Shoots Man 38 Times After Shooting A Cop

Around 4 p.m. Wednesday, a shootout started by Dominique Harris between police concluded with his untimely death.

In October, Harris was accused of body-slamming a 15-year-old who later had to be treated for bruised ribs. As a repeat offender with an extensive criminal record, Harris was targeted by the “Special Investigations Unit —  an undercover team that surveils and captures “habitual offenders.”

As a person of interest in a 2019 homicide case, authorities attempted to detain Harris at a grocery store. “The 20-year-old tried to ram a car past a blockade of officers attempting to arrest him on a child abuse charge,” an officer remembered. He “then fired at an officer,” which triggered police to draw their guns and shoot over 50 times.

Pronounced dead later that night, Harris was hit 38 times. The officers involved in the shooting have been left unnamed since they work undercover. The six officers have also been placed on administrative leave until an investigation into the shooting is complete.

The officer who Harris shot about four times is said to be in stable condition after suffering gunshot wounds to the mid-torso area.

Thought to be involved in the 2019 death of Marquis Scott, Harris’ death has left the Scott family with “conflicting emotions.”

“The police department is doing what they can to solve this thing, so it was some encouragement,” said father, Maress Scott. “But at the same time, another child lost his life, and a whole family is about to endure what we went through.”

Apparently, St. Petersburg has made great strides in improving the community relationship with police, but the recent shooting labels the progression as “hollow.”

“Nobody wants to hear about progress when one person is in the hospital and another in the morgue,” police Chief Anthony Holloway said. “On days like yesterday, it doesn’t matter what we’ve accomplished, how safe St. Pete is.”