St. Pete Leaders Seek Change After 2 Killed in a Single Day
PUBLISHED 7:02 PM ET Mar. 31, 2021
PUBLISHED 7:02 PM EDT Mar. 31, 2021
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Detectives are working to solve the 12th homicide in the city of St. Petersburg this year. City leaders gathered on Wednesday to call on the community to stop the violence.
What You Need To Know
There have been 12 homicides in St. Petersburg so far this year
There were 15 homicides in the city for all of 2020
On Tuesday, there were two homicides in St. Pete in a single day
Mayor Rick Kriseman and Police Chief Anthony Holloway spoke about the gun violence so far this year. In 2020, there were 15 homicides in the city; in the first three months of 2021, there have been 12.