Community leaders focus on summer break activities following S teen’s death

The news of yet another young life lost resonates deeply with Eric Jackson, founder of the nonprofit organization S.T.O.R.Y 727 .

“It’s devastating,” Jackson shared, reflecting on the fatal shooting that unfolded on April 12th —the very day he and his team were engaged in community outreach, playing basketball with teens in St. Petersburg.

The timing of this incident is particularly painful for Jackson; it echoes a similar tragedy from the previous year…

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