Curbing gun violence in St. Pete

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Curbing gun violence in St. Pete

The Hidden Voices project was unveiled Wednesday morning in an effort to reduce the gun violence in St. Pete. At the podium is Matthias Byrd, case manager for PERC and a leader of Hidden Voices project. Photo courtesy of Boyzell Hosey | Tampa Bay Times BY MARK PARKER, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG - Designed to […]

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