FL Driver Shot, Killed With Toddler In Car

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A homicide is being investigated after a man was shot and killed with a toddler on Sunday afternoon, St. Petersburg police said in a news release.

Tyrone Howard, 21, crashed into a parked car at the Robco Transmission & Auto, 3101 Emerson Ave. S., just after 2 p.m.

First responders at the scene determined that Howard had been shot. He was brought to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, where he died from his injuries, police said.

The 18-month-old girl in his car was uninjured, but brought to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital to be checked out.

Anyone with information is asked to contact St. Petersburg police by calling 727-893-7780 or texting SPPD plus the tip to TIP411.

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