07/19/2023 - Homicide Suspect Located

On July 18, 2023, at approximately 7:30 p.m., officers from the Springfield Police Department responded to the AMI Convenience Store, located at 3401 E Business Highway 98, in reference to a stabbing. When officers arrived on scene, they located 20-year-old Phillip Harvey in the parking lot, who had been stabbed and first aid was being administered by bystanders. Mr. Harvey was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Throughout the evening of July 18, 2023, 44-year-old Calvin Lovelle Pittman was identified as a suspect, and it was determined he fled the scene in Mr. Harvey’s vehicle.

On July 19, 2023, Investigators from the Springfield Police Department located Mr. Harvey’s vehicle in the area of E 7^th Street and Redwood Avenue. While officers from the Panama City Police Department were responding to assist, Mr. Pittman was located a few houses away and taken into custody without incident.

At this time, it is believed all involved parties are identified and in custody. The Springfield Police Department is currently working with the 14^th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office on charging decisions, and that information will be released when it is available.

The Springfield Police Department would like to thank the Panama City Police Department, Bay County Sheriff’s Office, the Bay County Real-Time Operations Center, and the United States’s Marshal Service for their assistance in this investigation.

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