Investigation underway after young child dead from gunshot wound in St. Petersburg

Investigators are currently on-scene of a fatal shooting call that occurred at approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022. The incident occurred in an apartment at the Reserve at Lynn Lake Point, on Lynn Lake Circle S in St. Petersburg.

Officers responded to a call about a child, 9 year-old Julian Ali with a gunshot wound. The child died at the scene of the incident.

It is very early in the investigation, but preliminary indications are that the shooting was “accidental,” according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.

There was an adult and three teens also in the apartment at the time. Investigators are working to determine who owned the gun.

This is an ongoing investigation and no other details will be released at this time.