News

Actions

Police: 16-year-old shoots, kills homeless man over beer money

16-year-old shoots, kills homeless man over beer money
Posted
and last updated

The Pinellas Park (Fla.) Police Department arrested a 16-year-old teenager after shooting and killing a homeless man he asked to buy him beer.

According to police, 16-year-old Jason Allen Olivo-Smith approached 44-year-old John Asch, who was homeless and lived near Kenneth City, at a convenience store on Monday. Olivo-Smith gave Asch some money to buy him beer.

Instead of purchasing the beer, Asch rode away on his bicycle with the money. That's when, Olivo-Smith chased after him and shot him in the head with a handgun.

Police said, Asch was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries on Wednesday.

Olivo-Smith was booked into the Pinellas County Juvenile Assessment Center on Thursday Night. He is being charged with first-degree murder.

 

 

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Saturday

04/04/2026

Partly Cloudy

85° / 53°

0%

Sunday

04/05/2026

Mostly Sunny

90° / 60°

0%

Monday

04/06/2026

Mostly Sunny

88° / 57°

0%

Tuesday

04/07/2026

Sunny

85° / 56°

0%

Wednesday

04/08/2026

Partly Cloudy

84° / 59°

3%

Thursday

04/09/2026

AM Clouds/PM Sun

78° / 56°

24%

Friday

04/10/2026

PM Thunderstorms

73° / 55°

37%

Saturday

04/11/2026

Partly Cloudy

73° / 55°

24%