07/21/2023 - Homicide Suspect Charged With 2nd Degree Murder

On July 21, 2023, the Springfield Police Department charged 44-year-old Calvin Lovelle Pittman with 2^nd Degree Murder in connection to the death of 20-year-old Phillip Harvey.

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 Mr. 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, Mr. 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.

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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