Suspect shot by Pinellas County deputies after attacking them with a semi-automatic handgun, officials say

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Pinellas County According to St. Petersburg police, officers shot an armed man who attacked them on Friday evening.

The Pinellas County Use of Deadly Force Investigative Task Force was activated to investigate the shooting.

Officials say officers responded to a domestic incident at 2501 47th Avenue North around 10:30 p.m. When they arrived, officers said a 37-year-old woman met them outside with her teenage boy and girl.

According to the teenage girl, her mother’s domestic partner, Jeremy Lyle Reed, 42, pointed a gun at her in the house.

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Police say the teenage girl told officers Reed pointed the gun at her and said something to the effect of, “Are you ready to have some fun?”

According to SPPD, officers moved the woman and her teenagers to a safer area north of the home and established a perimeter around the home to prepare for Reed’s arrest.

Investigators say Reed, armed with a gun, came out of the house and ran toward the officers and the victims.

According to officials, three officers shot at Reed and shot him. Officers say he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and no one else was injured.

Police say the officers involved were:

• Deputy Jessee Creaser, sworn in on 9/27/21
• Deputy Dylan Schultz, sworn in on 10/23/7
• Corporal Stuart Kellman, sworn in 4-7-14

They were given a paid administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation.

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