Florida Matters: South St. Pete and the Police (February 1, 2011)

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South St. Petersburg and the Police

After two St. Petersburg police officers were gunned down in south St. Petersburg, we explore the community's reaction to the tragedy, and we take a look at the sometimes tense relationship between the police and some of the neighborhoods near the site of the shooting.

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Wengay "Newt" Newton, Sr.St. Petersburg City Council Member, District 7

Darryl RousonState Representative, D-St. Petersburg

Rev. Dr. Manuel SykesPastor of Bethel Community Baptist Church, and President of the NAACP St. Petersburg branch

St. Petersburg resident Lisa Wheeler-Brown

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(l-r) Dr. Manuel Sykes, Lisa Wheeler-Brown, Wengay Newton, Darryl Rouson (photo credit: Richard Love)

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