VALRICO, Fla. — A Hillsborough County mother is in custody after deputies say she tried to drown her three young children in a community pool early Tuesday morning.
At 1:28 a.m. on September 24, 2025, deputies responded to a call on Sacramento Street reporting that a woman was attempting to drown her children. When they arrived, they found 24-year-old Shaniece Willingham alone on the pool deck. The children — ages 8 months, 2 years, and 3 years — had already been taken to safety by relatives.
Investigators learned the incident began after an argument between Willingham and her mother earlier that evening. She left the home with her children in a toy wagon and later began streaming a live video on Instagram, where she declared her intent to harm herself and the children…