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 or charged by police, according to Pinellas County Sheriff. "I don't make the law. I enforce the law," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a news conference today. "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." 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. 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. 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. ABC News' Abby Grossberg and Rachel Katz contributed to this story.<doc-sep>A Florida man who fatally shot a father of three in an argument over parking space will not be arrested, because of the state's "stand your ground" law, which protects people who act in self-defense. Surveillance video of the incident shows Michael Drejka, 47, fatally shooting Markeis McGlockton, 28, in the chest, during a tussle over a disabled parking spot earlier this week. At a press conference on Friday, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri revealed that Drejka's actions were "within the bookends of stand your ground and within the bookends of force being justified," reported The Tampa Bay Times. "I'm not saying I agree with it, but I don't make that call," he said, before announcing that the State Attorney's Office will make the final decision on the case. In the footage, Drejka could be seen arguing with McGlockton's girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, 24. Authorities confirmed that the argument started after Jacobs parked her car in a disabled parking space without a permit. McGlockton, who was inside a store when the argument broke, came back outside and shoved Drejka to the ground with both hands. Drejka then quickly pulled out a gun and shot McGlockton once in the chest. After suffering the gunshot wound, McGlockton made his way back into the store to his and Jacob's 5-year-old son. Shortly after, he was pronounced dead. "He's not too good," Jacobs said of their son. "It comes and goes, but he knows [McGlockton] is dead." On Friday morning, before Gualtieri revealed that the shooter was protected by Florida law, Jacobs told The Tampa Bay Times that her boyfriend was just defending his family. "It's a wrongful death," she said. "It's messed up. Markeis is a good man… He was just protecting us, you know? And it hurts so bad." Jacobs and McGlockton met at Dunedin High School and have been dating since 2009. They have three children together, the five-year-old who witnessed the incident, a four-month-old and a three-year-old. Jacobs, who was a certified nursing assistant, said she is seeking legal representation to challenge the "stand your ground" law and hold Drejka accountable for his actions. "He's getting out like he's a police officer or something, and he's approaching me," she said. "I minded my own business… I didn't do anything wrong." Although the mother-of-three told The Tampa Bay Times that she only parked in the disabled spot because no others were available, the surveillance footage showed that several other non-handicapped spots were empty at the time of the incident. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to Newsweek's request for comment.<doc-sep>
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A Florida sheriff says he will not arrest a man who killed a man during an argument over a parking space because the incident falls under the state's "stand your ground" law.The incident in Clearwater was caught on surveillance camera.Another man said he had the same argument with the suspected shooter a month ago. "He flipped out saying he would shoot me. So when I left he called the owner of my company stating he was going to kill me," Rich Kelly told WFTS . Kelly said the man was upset he parked in a handicapped space.It's also the same thing that Michael Drejka was upset about Thursday when he was yelling at a woman in the parking lot.Surveillance video shows Markeis McGlockton leaving the store to defend his girlfriend and shove Drejka hard to the ground.Drejka then pulls out a gun and shoots McGlockton in the chest. McGlockton died right in front of his 5-year-old son.Store owner Ali Selous said McGlockton was a frequent customer who was there buying candy for his little boy. "It's sad to see him die in front of his son...for a stupid reason, just to argue, just to find someone to argue with," Selous said.Selous also told WFTS that he had to call police a month ago when Drejka got into a yelling match with Kelly.The Pinellas County Sheriff is not pressing charges against Drejka because of Florida's "stand your ground" law that allows someone to use deadly force if they believe it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm. He said his office will forward the case to prosecutors for a final decision.