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UPDATED Aug 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Aug 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
St. Pete police use of force probed after man dies
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Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating St. Petersburg police officers’ use of force after a 48-year-old man died following a fight with officers. Officers responded to a reported mental health crisis Saturday morning, knocked on a home door in the Fossil Park neighborhood, and a struggle followed; the man was pronounced dead at a hospital.
WHO: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office detectives; St. Petersburg police officers; a 48-year-old man
WHAT: Investigation into police use of force after a man died following a fight with officers during a response to a reported mental health crisis.
WHEN: Aug 23, 2026
WHERE: Fossil Park neighborhood, St. Petersburg
WHY: Officers responded to a reported mental health crisis, then a fight occurred after they knocked on the man’s home door.
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