DAVENPORT — A 29-year-old St. Petersburg man was shot dead in Polk County on Wednesday.
Xavier Antonio Johnson was killed at a home in Acorn Court in Davenport, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened during what was believed to be a drug deal, deputies said.
Investigators believe Johnson and his associates had been selling marijuana at the home, which they rented through Airbnb, since April 8. On Wednesday, three unidentified men entered the house, deputies said. One of the men was carrying a gun, deputies said.
The sheriff’s office posted a video on its social media accounts on Saturday showing three men carrying the victim out of the house. The sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in identifying the three men in the video.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 863-298-6200.
Anonymous tips can be submitted to Heartland Crime Stoppers, MPs said.
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