Homicide in Carillon
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December 30, 2007

Homicide in Carillon

A woman was found shot to death Saturday night in an apartment in north St. Petersburg.

Burgess The victim, Kelly D. Burgess, 27, lived at the apartment but was in the process of moving, police say.

Police are investigating the homicide as a possible domestic incident.

Shots were first heard late Friday morning. Police went out to investigate, but "did not find anything out of the ordinary," said St. Petersburg Police Sgt. Michael Kovacsev. Police responded to the scene again around 6 p.m. Saturday to investigate a suspicious vehicle parked in front of Building 9 at the Promenade apartment complex, 540 Carillon Parkway N.

The car was registered to Burgess. Officers searched apartment 3087 and found her. Police believe most of Burgess' family is in Louisianna.

A neighbor, Anthony Bodtmann, told freelance videographer Eamonn Kneeshaw that he had heard three gunshots Friday and a person moaning.

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