US | St. Petersburg 3rd St. Pete Officer Shot to Death in Month Florida city lost another as he was confronting suspect By Nick McMaster Posted Feb 22, 2011 3:02 PM CST Copied This undated photo released by the St. Petersburg Police Department shows Officer David Crawford, who was killed Monday. (AP Photo/St. Petersburg Police Department) Less than a month after two Florida police officers were killed in a St. Petersburg shootout, another officer was shot to death in the city, CNN reports. Police today formed a tight perimeter around the area where Officer David Crawford was shot only moments after leaving his police cruiser to confront a suspect last night. "It stings," says Chief Chuck Harmon. "This killer has taken somebody very precious to us, a member of our family." Crawford was responding to a call about a suspicious person carrying a brick in a back yard. Hundreds of officers were scouring the area on foot today, along with scent dogs and aerial backup. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Report an error