St. Petersburg man, 19, dies after girlfriend shot him in face, police say

St. Petersburg Times ^ | Nov 18, 2010 | Danny Valentine and Ileana Morales

[ConservativeStatement]

ST. PETERSBURG — A 19-year-old man known to neighbors as "Gold Teeth" was fatally shot by his girlfriend, also 19, after a long dispute Thursday morning, police say.

Witnesses told police they heard two people arguing at 2035 ½ 28th Ave. N about 9:10 a.m. At 9:39, they heard a shot. Police said they arrived to find the man on the dining room floor of his apartment with one gunshot wound to his face.

Police said the couple have a history of fights and they had been called out on a domestic issue within the last two weeks.

[ConservativeStatement]

Gold Teeth? A fan of James Bond? Austin Powers?

[MAexile]

I wonder how he got that name. /sarcasm

[ClearCase_guy]

In tribal societies, people can be named for their occupation — John Wheelwright, James Smith, Scott Cooper. In the modern tribal society, in which no one has an occupation, people can be named for distinguishing physical characterics: Gold Teeth, Mumbles, or Doofus.

[Tigerized]

“I wonder how he got that name.”

Hmmm. Let me guess...

[jessduntno]

And she was Pussy Galore, no doubt.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

The mayor of Boston is Mumbles J. Menino, so I guess Boston is an ubermodern tribal society.

[SJSAMPLE]

Lead Face.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Gold Teeth? A fan of James Bond? Austin Powers?

If I remember correctly, the Amish people are into that sort of thing.

[martin_fierro]

A 19-year-old man known to neighbors as "Gold Teeth"

Now known as "Donut Head"

[Ezekiel]

A 19-year-old man known to neighbors as "Gold Teeth" was fatally shot by his girlfriend

His new name is Lead Head.

Guess it's like alchemy in reverse.

[null and void]

Guess it's like alchemy in reverse.

Sorta like the Obama administration?

[Onelifetogive]

Police are withholding the names of both the boyfriend and girlfriend until they notify the victim's next of kin.

But if you have a relative that lives at 2035 1/2 28th Avenue in St. Pete who goes by "Gold Teeth", it MIGHT be him...

[LonePalm]

I guess this Barbie will have to find a new grill.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[kara37]

LOL

[Joe 6-pack]

There's already been a commemorative coin issued in his honor...

[Normal4me]

With Gold over $1300 an ounce, he’s worth more DEAD than he was alive.

[ConservativeStatement]

[umgud]

Police said they arrived to find the man on the dining room floor of his apartment with one gunshot wound to his face.

Wow, "one gunshot." Usually it is an apparent gunshot, or alledged, or suspected or possible or ..........

[doyle]

As an older person, I would like to remind the writer of that news item that when both the victim and perpetrator are 19 years old there is no possibility they even came close to having a ‘long dispute’...

[Albion Wilde]

In the modern tribal society, in which no one has an occupation, people can be named for distinguishing physical characterics: Gold Teeth, Mumbles, or Doofus.

People wonder how mafia criminals get their weird names -- but often they are direct translations of an Italian name into English. For instance: Giuseppe Vongole = "Joey Clams."