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14-year-old girl grazed by bullet in Petersburg neighborhood Sunday; police say no public danger
The unidentified victim was treated at a local hospital and released. Police say there is no suspect information available.
The Progress-Index
PETERSBURG Police said a young girl was treated and released for a flesh wound after being hit by a bullet Sunday night.
Police Captain Emanuel Chambliss said on Twitter the shooting occurred in the 1400 block of Farmer Street near its intersection with Fairgrounds Road. At that time, police said the victim had suffered a non-life threatening injury, and there was no danger to the general public.
The Progress-Index
PETERSBURG - Residents organizing a cleanup near Wilcox Lake came across a gruesome scene over the weekend. At least five dog bodies were found in a wooded area of the park near the edge of the road.
Three of the bodies were found relatively intact, though greatly decomposed, while the skeletal remains of at least two other dogs were mixed in. Residents said the strong stench of rotting tissue tipped them off that their might be a problem in that area. One of the residents doing the cleanup, Marcus Squires, said the stench was so bad that he had to walk away.