Ashland Cleve Jarrett, a 45-year-old man from Bradenton, Florida, was tragically killed on June 8, 2017, in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Jarrett was found shot inside a white 2017 Toyota RAV4 along with 48-year-old Jacqueline Yvette Green, who was in the driver's seat. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning on 22nd Street South. Police responded to multiple calls reporting gunfire and discovered the two victims inside the vehicle.
Jarrett was pronounced dead at the scene, while Green succumbed to her injuries en route to the hospital.
The investigation into their deaths revealed that the incident might have been drug-related. Officers found what appeared to be large amounts of marijuana at the scene. Jarrett had a history of drug trafficking, having been charged in 2009. The police were looking for a dark-colored Toyota Camry with possibly two individuals inside, believed to be connected to the shooting. The Major Crimes Unit of the St. Petersburg Police Department was actively investigating the case, treating it as a double homicide.
As of the latest updates, no arrests had been made, and the investigation was ongoing. The police urged anyone with information to come forward to help solve the case. The ethnicity of Ashland Cleve Jarrett was not specified in the available sources.