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Lealman Woman Shot Boyfriend, Pinellas Deputies Say

Erika Harvey | Pinellas Sheriff | Arrests

She and her boyfriend argued about cell phone usage and his suspected infidelity, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

LEALMAN – Pinellas deputies have arrested a woman they say shot her boyfriend during an argument.

Antonie McElroy, 39, was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg with serious but not life-threatening injuries, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said.

Erika Alisha Harvey, 26, of the unincorporated Lealman area, was charged with one count of aggravated battery, deadly weapon-domestic related.

Deputies said they were called to the 28th Street N residence about 11:54 a.m. Monday (April 10). When they arrived, they found Harvey standing in the doorway and McElroy lying on the floor inside the apartment suffering from a gunshot wound to his mid-section. Deputies said Harvey admitted shooting her live-in boyfriend McElroy after a verbal argument over cellphone usage and the suspicion of cheating. Deputies said they found the 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun involved in the shooting, inside the residence.

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