Commissioner requested cops wait before ending party

City officials to consider allowing weekly block parties after recent shooting

  • Courtesy of the Palatka Police Department – City Commissioner Justin Campbell asks a Palatka Police Department officer for more time before authorities disperse the crowd at Hank Bryan Park on Sunday.
    Courtesy of the Palatka Police Department – City Commissioner Justin Campbell asks a Palatka Police Department officer for more time before authorities disperse the crowd at Hank Bryan Park on Sunday.
The block party authorities say was a precursor to a shooting Sunday evening in Palatka wasn’t the first unauthorized event of its kind. About 300 or 400 people gathered at Hank Bryan Park, 450 S…

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