ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — An officer-involved shooting in St. Petersburg is now under investigation.
According to a press release, officers responded to the area of Shady Side Meat and Grocery for reports of shots fired around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. About five minutes later, a 911 call revealed that someone had shot into a home in the 1600 block of 40th Avenue S. Investigators told us Small shot at a home where an elderly, visually impaired, man lived. He was uninjured.
The shooter was identified as Germane Small, 28. Small was seen running south and then east to the area of 1711 40th Street S. Officers chased Small on foot. That's when detectives said Small then fired at an officer, but missed and fired again. An officer returned fire, hitting Small in the face.
According to detectives, Small dropped his gun and ran across the street where he was arrested. We're told he was armed with a 9MM Glock handgun with a 50-round drum magazine. Small was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The officer was uninjured.
Small was just released from the Florida Department of Corrections on March 2, 2024, where he served 9 years for armed robbery.
Detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Use of Deadly Force Investigative Task Force are investigating. Officials said they are working to figure out a motive.
