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"We had all the community centers from Pecan Acres, to Harding Street...as those things faded, we didn't have anything to fall back on," said Hafeez Shabazz.
'I'd rather see your child inside their home than picking them up off the street,' he tells event attendees
In recent days, two have died and multiple people, including children, have been injured. While leaders say there isn't a simple solution, they are determined to bring a culture of change to the city.
Jaquan 'Quanchee' Reid of Chesterfield is the city's eighth homicide victim of the year
The upcoming $104 million Petersburg budget will be presented to the public. Finance officials will hold a question-and-answer session afterward.