St. Petersburg man shot, arrested after shooting at man in car, police say

A man was shot and critically injured early Thursday after he opened fire on another man sitting with his girlfriend in a car parked in a St. Petersburg alley, police said.

Keiondre Marques Church, 23, of St. Petersburg approached the car parked in an alley near 2353 13th St. S in the Lake Maggiore Shores neighborhood shortly after 1 a.m., according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. A woman who Church used to date was inside the car with the man she is now dating, according to police.

Church fired at the man in the car, who then returned fire, hitting Church at least once, police said.

The couple in the car were also injured by gunfire, a department spokesperson said. Police said their injuries were not life-threatening. The spokesperson declined to release their names, citing an active investigation.

Church was hospitalized in critical condition and is facing charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm and being a delinquent in possession of a firearm.