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St. Petersburg teen shot July 4 taken off life support

 
Published July 7, 2015

ST. PETERSBURG — A teenager shot on Saturday has died after being taken off life support, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.

La'menzo Burnett Jr., 17, of St. Petersburg, was shot in the head about 6:54 p.m. at 2011 Queensboro Ave. S, investigators said.

Dayshawn Hopkins, 16, is facing a manslaughter charge in the shooting.

People in the neighborhood on Tuesday said they did not seen the shooting but heard that a group of boys had been horsing around and possibly firing bullets at streetlights. Two streetlights near the scene were blown out Tuesday morning.

Police said the incident that led to Burnett's death took place inside the apartment at 2011 Queensboro Ave. S. Several knocks at the door there went unanswered Tuesday morning.

No further information was immediately available.