Fight Turns Deadly In St. Pete

Saint Petersburg Police

St. Petersburg, Fla.-(Newsradio 970 WFLA)-Police say a fight between half-brothers on the porch of a house on 1st Avenue, South, ends with one of the men dead and the other behind bars.

Officers say 29 year-old Antwan Hill and 26 year-old Stevie Murph got into a fight at Murph's home. During the fight, police say Murph injured Hill and then took off.  Hill was pronounced dead after paramedics transported him to the hospital.

Murph was arrested a short time later after crashing his SUV several blocks from the fight scene.  Murph hid in a nearby yard, but officers tracked him down.  Murph is charged with 1st degree murder.

Police continue to investigate, but are not yet saying what the fight was about.

Photo courtesy St. Petersburg Police Dept.



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