Crime & Safety
Police Investigate New Year's Day Shooting In St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg police are asking for information about a shooting that injured three people at a New Year's Day gathering.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Three people were injured during a shooting in St. Petersburg early Friday morning, St. Petersburg police said.
According to investigators, a crowd was gathered on both sides of the street at 1566 Street South just before 2:30 a.m. on New Year's Day. A shooting occurred during an argument between multiple people, investigators said.
The victims injured in the shooting were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, detectives said.
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Anyone with information that can help police with this investigation is asked to call the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780. To submit an anonymous tip via text message, text SPPD and your tip to 847411 (tip411).
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