Reginald L. Booth, a 39-year-old Black/African American man, was shot multiple times on the night of July 29, 2025, on the 1200 block of 9th Avenue South in St. Petersburg. Officers were called at 9:07 p.m. and found him gravely wounded; he was taken to Orlando Health Bayfront, where he died from his injuries. The police identified him shortly after and opened a homicide investigation centered on the stretch of Ninth Avenue South several blocks from Tropicana Field.
Detectives quickly traced the events that led to the gunfire and began making arrests. On August 3, investigators announced the arrests of two teens, Larrion Boyd and Keshaun Lamb, each charged with felony murder and armed kidnapping. Three days later, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, they arrested Dnerius McCullough in Riverview on a Pinellas County warrant; he was booked on first-degree murder and kidnapping, and investigators said he was believed to be the shooter. On August 12, a fourth suspect, D’antrell Davis, was taken into custody and charged with felony murder and kidnapping, rounding out a quartet of suspects tied to the attack. The case remains active, with police emphasizing the ongoing nature of the investigation as the arrests stacked up in the two weeks following the killing.
Public notices and local reporting fixed the timeline of Booth’s death and the location of the shooting, while his obituary later recorded the date and city, underscoring the abrupt end to a life acknowledged by family and the wider community. Authorities have not publicly detailed a motive, but the succession of arrests—spanning from the immediate weekend after the shooting through mid-August—signaled a coordinated effort to hold those responsible to account.
