CLEARWATER, Fla. – A man who was captured on surveillance video fatally shooting another man in Clearwater, Florida, during a parking-spot spat as his young son watched nearby will not be arrested, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff. "I don't make the law. I enforce the law," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a news conference Friday. "The law in the state of Florida today is that people have a right to stand their ground and have a right to defend themselves when they believe that they are in harm." The sheriff announced the case will be sent to the state attorney's office for review. "This will go to the state attorney. Drejka will not be charged [and] will not be arrested by us," Sheriff Gualtieri said. "The state attorney will review it and either he’ll concur or not. And, if he concurs, then there’ll be no charge. Period. If he doesn’t concur, then he’ll make a determination as to what to do with it. And, if he feels like he can overcome that heavy burden at a Stand Your Ground hearing of proving by clear and convincing evidence that Drejka was not entitled to use force in this circumstance, then that’s the state attorney’s determination to make." Ad According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, around 3:28 p.m. Thursday, Britany Jacobs, 24, was sitting in her car in a handicapped parking space outside a Circle A Food Store while her boyfriend Markeis McGlockton, 28, and their son Markeis McGlockton Jr., 5, went into the store. While the father and son were in the store, Jacobs was approached by Michael Drejka, 47, police said. The two then got into an argument because of where Jacobs was parked, according to police. "According to witnesses, McGlockton exited the store and walked over to Drejka who was still arguing with Jacobs in the parking lot. Witnesses say McGlockton forcibly pushed Drejka causing Drejka to fall to the ground. Witnesses told detectives that Drejka was on the ground when he took out a handgun and fired one single round at McGlockton striking him in the chest," police said in a statement. In surveillance video released by the convenience store, a man identified as McGlockton can be seen pushing Drejka to the ground. Drejka then raises his hand, which appears to be holding a gun, and shoots McGlockton. McGlockton goes back inside the store where Markeis Jr. is standing. Ad In surveillance footage taken from inside the store, McGlockton can be seen falling to the ground in front of his son. Moments later, Jacobs rushes into the store, tries to help McGlockton and then begins to make a call on her cell. "Several witnesses called 911 as the incident unfolded. When deputies arrived, Drejka was cooperative with deputies. Drejka told deputies he placed his firearm in his Toyota 4-Runner prior to their arrival," police said. McGlockton was transported to a hospital for life-threatening injuries but was pronounced dead about 4:04 p.m. Thursday, according to authorities. "[It's] sad to see [McGlockton] die in front of his son. ... For a parking lot [space.] For a stupid reason. Just to argue, just to find someone to argue with,” said store owner Ali Selous, who told ABC News affiliate WFTS-TV that McGlockton was in the store buying candy for Markeis Jr. Deputies transported Drejka to the North District Station to be interviewed by detectives, who also took possession of Drejka's handgun. Drejka had a valid Florida concealed weapons license, police said. Ad Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, which was enacted in 2005, allows residents to use force, including deadly force, if they "reasonably believe" they are at risk of death or great bodily harm. The law specifies that people have "no duty to retreat" from their homes or vehicles if they feel threatened. ABC News' efforts to reach Drejka were unsuccessful.<doc-sep>A Florida gunman won’t face charges after fatally shooting another man in a dispute over a parking space as he invoked the state's "stand your ground" law. The argument over the parking spot occurred Thursday in Clearwater, sparking controversy over the decision by police. Surveillance video shows a white car pulling in and parking in a handicapped spot at a convenience store. The passenger and his 5-year-old son go into the store to buy snacks. Moments later, an SUV pulls up. Cops say the driver, Michael Drejka, was upset that the white car was in a handicap spot without a permit. He exchanged words with the driver, Britany Jacobs. “He wanted me to move my car," she told CBS News. "But I have my right to park anywhere I want to park." When her boyfriend, Markeis McGlockton, returned from the store, he shoved Drejka to the ground. “My man was trying to protect his girls like any man would," she told CBS News. Drejka is then seen reaching into his pocket, pulling out a pistol and firing a shot into the chest of McGlockton, who died of his injuries, leaving his girlfriend devastated. Police say Drejka will not be charged because he is protected by the controversial "stand your ground" law. It allows someone to use deadly force if they fear "imminent death or great bodily harm." The law made headlines as George Zimmerman stood trial for shooting teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012. He was acquitted of murder. In the Clearwater case, cops say Drejka owned the gun legally and had a concealed carry permit. RELATED STORIES<doc-sep>
A 47-year-old man in Clearwater, Florida who shot and killed a father of three during a heated dispute over a parking space will not face any criminal charges. Even though there is surveillance video that clearly shows how Michael Drejka, 47, shot Markeis McGlockton, 28, in the chest the gunman is protected by the state’s “stand your ground” law, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said. The shooting “is within the bookends of ‘stand your ground’ and within the bookends of force being justified,” Gualtieri said at a news conference. He later emphasized that “I’m not saying I agree with it, but I don’t make that call.” The case will now be sent to the State Attorney’s Office for a final decision on whether charges should be filed. “The state attorney will review it and either he’ll concur or not. And, if he concurs, then there’ll be no charge. Period. If he doesn’t concur, then he’ll make a determination as to what to do with it,” the sheriff said. The fatal encounter took place Thursday afternoon, when Brittany Jacobs, 24, was sitting in her car in a handicapped parking space outside a convenience store. Her boyfriend, McGlockton, was inside the store with their five-year-old son. That is when Drejka approached Jacobs and got into an argument about the parking spot. After some loud arguing, the surveillance video shows how McGlockton left the store and pushed Drejka to the ground. The video then shows how Drejka reached for his gun and fired at McGlockton’s chest. The 28-year-old stumbled back into the store, where he collapsed. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Gualtieri emphasized that McGlockton’s push wasn’t just a regular shove but “he really slammed him to the ground.” He also said that Drejka said he feared that McGlockton would attack him again. “He felt after being slammed to the ground that the next thing was that he was going to be further attacked by McGlockton,” the sheriff said. In an interview with Tampa’s Fox13 the owner of the convenience store where the shooting took place said Drejka had gotten into an argument over the parking space before. “I told him, ‘Don’t do that,’ and he won’t listen,” Ali Salous said. * Jacobs vowed to continue seeking justice for her late boyfriend. “I could have been hurt, my kids could have been hurt, he shot, fired in front the kids which was real messed up,” Jacobs said. “And all Markeis did was try to protect his family, he didn’t do nothing wrong, he didn’t do nothing wrong.”