Man, 50, Killed In St. Pete Stabbing

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — St. Petersburg Police are investigating a Sunday evening stabbing that left a 50-year-old man dead.

According to the agency, the stabbing occurred just after 6 p.m. Oct. 8 in the 600 block of 28th Avenue South. Authorities say an argument that had been ongoing between Adrian Demetrious Johnson and Wayman Swilley, 39, erupted in violence. Swilley, police say, stabbed Johnson. (For more local news from Florida, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from St. Pete Patch, and click here to find your local Florida Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Johnson was taken to a local hospital following the incident, but died from his injuries.

Police say Swilley stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. An arrest has not been made, pending the outcome of the investigation.

No further information is being released at this time.

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