PLANT CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — A shooting spree in Florida has left an entire family shattered, claiming the lives of a mother and her two young children, along with their grandmother.
The Plant City Police Department said that officers responded to reports of a disturbance in the 300 block of West Tever Street, where they discovered four people on Sunday.
Police said that a 4-month-old and a 4-year-old were found with gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. Their 28-year-old mother was still alive when police arrived and was taken to a local hospital, where she later died.
Another child, who was also at the scene, was thankfully not injured.
As part of the investigation, officers reported tracing a second crime scene to the 900 block of North Burton Street, where the 55-year-old mother of the 28-year-old was found dead from a gunshot wound.
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Police are asking the community for assistance in their ongoing investigation. They said they are particularly interested in hearing from anyone who may have seen a woman walking with three young children between the North Burton and West Tever Street locations during the early morning hours.
Residents and businesses in the area are encouraged to check any available surveillance or doorbell camera footage that may show the woman and children from 5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Sunday.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact the Plant City Police Department at 813-763-3316.