ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A homicide investigation is underway after police said a 21-year-old father was shot while driving with his toddler in the back seat, causing him to crash in St. Petersburg.
Officers responded just after 2 p.m. Sunday to a vehicle that crashed into a parked car at an auto shop on Emerson Avenue South. When first responders arrived, they discovered the driver, identified as Tyrone Howard, had been shot.
Howard’s 18-month-old daughter was also in the car at the time of the crash. Police said she was not injured but was taken to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital for evaluation.
Howard was rushed to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to investigators.
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Family members told 8 On Your Side that Howard was a devoted father who loved his daughter and was excited about welcoming a baby boy this fall…