Police: 2-year-old boy dies after being shot at Florida home

NEWS STARTS NOW. IT WAS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE EXTENDED HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FLOCKED TO CENTRAL FLORIDA’S BEACHES, INCLUDING NEW SMYRNA BEACH. FIRST WARNING, METEOROLOGIST ALEX LACEY IS HERE WITH ME. ALEX, HOW DOES THE REST OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND LOOK, WE’VE GOT THE REST OF THE EVENING AND THEN TOMORROW AS WELL. RIGHT. IT’S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD OUT THERE. I RIGHT NOW I AM TRACKING A FEW SHOWERS AND NEVADA COUNTY, BUT ISOLATED RAIN. AND AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW, I’M EXPECTING AGAIN JUST A CHANCE FOR A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOUDY OUTSIDE TOMORROW. BUT IT SHOULDN’T PUT A DAMPER ON ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. IT’S GOING TO BE QUITE WARM EVEN WITH THE CLOUD COVER. RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, WATCHING THAT RAIN ACROSS BREVARD COUNTY HERE MOVING TOWARDS TITUSVILLE, ANOTHER POPPING UP IN THE BEACH LINE, HEADING OVER TOWARDS PORT SAINT JOHN. QUITE AN AMOUNT OF HEAVY RAIN POPPING UP OVER THE CAPE, BUT JUST STAYING REALLY ISN’T MOVING ANYWHERE IN A HURRY. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW AND TITUSVILLE, 73 DEGREES, STILL 79 DEGREES IN MELBOURNE, 77 IN PALM BAY. QUITE A BIT COOLER IN OCALA, DOWN TO 69, 66 AND PALM COAST, 68 DEGREES IN THE LAND. STILL LOW SEVENTIES FROM THE VILLAGES DOWN TO THE LEESBURG IN CLAREMONT IN, ORLANDO, BEFORE KISSIMMEE SAINT CLOUD AT 75. AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW, WAKING UP WITH THAT MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD, 68 DEGREES AT 7:00. 83. AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE NOON HOUR. ALSO WHEN WE FIRST START SEEING A FEW POPPING UP. ISOLATED SHOWERS BY THREE AND FIVE AS AS TEMPERATURES DROP DOWN FROM THE UPPER EIGHTIES BACK DOWN INTO THE MID EIGHTIES. I GUESS WE’RE RUNNING A LITTLE TIME OUT. THAT RAIN FOR YOU HOUR BY HOUR. COMING UP IN A FEW MOMENTS, ART, ALEX, THANK YOU. THOUSANDS OF TRAVELERS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR THE UNOFFICIAL START OF THE SUMMER. WESH 2’S. BUT GETTING THAT IDEA TO SHOW US HOW THINGS ARE LOOKING AHEAD OF MEMORIAL DAY DURING WHAT OFFICIALS SAY IS GOING TO BE A VERY BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD. PEOPLE WHO DECIDED TO TRAVEL ON SUNDAY A SMART DECISION BECAUSE THINGS HAVE BEEN MOVING SMOOTHLY. ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THE WAIT TIMES HAVE BEEN BETWEEN FOUR AND 8 MINUTES AT THE SECURITY LINES. JUST ONE DAY BEFORE THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER, SOME TRAVELERS ARE HAPPY. THEY’RE BEATING THE HOLIDAY CROWDS. I DID FULL ON WEEKEND AT DISNEY, JUST A TWO DAY DISNEY AND NOW I’M HEADED BACK TO RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, AS WELL IN PHILADELPHIA THROUGH MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO HAVE SOME TIME OFF. YEAH. SO WE JUST WENT DOWN HERE FOR ORLANDO FOR A COUPLE. SOME FAMILIES KICKED OFF THEIR MEMORIAL VACATIONS EARLY, CONSIDERING BUSY. IT GETS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS. PEOPLE WE SPOKE WITH TELL US THEY ARE RELIEVED THEY’RE NOT DEALING WITH DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS. I’VE STILL GOT TO FIND MY CHECK IN. BUT I MEAN, IT HASN’T BEEN TOO BAD. EVERYTHING WAS SMOOTH. MY FLIGHT WENT SMOOTH. IT WENT SMOOTH. EVERYONE I SAW WAS PLEASANT. IT WORKED OUT FINE. THE WEATHER ALL THAT GREAT. THE SECURITY LINES WERE PRETTY SURE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WAIT TIMES BETWEEN FOUR AND 8 MINUTES. THE AIRPORT IS EXPECTING TO SEE ROUGHLY 1 MILLION TRAVELERS OVER A SPAN OF WEEK. IT’S A 16% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. AFTER THE PANDEMIC, EVERYTHING, IT’S NICE TO SEE THINGS GET BACK TO NORMAL. SO I FLEW IN FROM P.A. BECAUSE THAT’S LIKE MY LAST KID. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN. HE’S THE LAST ONE TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL. HE PLANS FOR A MEMORIAL REST. IT’S BEEN IT’S BEEN A GRIND. THIS WAS A TOUGH WEEKEND GETTING HIM THROUGH IT. HE WAS SO HAPPY. I WAS SO HAPPY. BUT NOW YOU. I’M DONE WITH THE BAG. CHECK. RENTAL RETURN ON TO THE FLIGHT. AIRPORT OFFICIALS ENCOURAGED PASSENGERS TO DOWNLOAD THE ORLANDO MCO APP SO THEY CAN KEEP AN EYE ON PARKING LOTS AND FLIGHTS. REPORTING IN ORLANDO SOON I GOT GUESS WESH 2 NEWS AND TAKING A LOOK AT THE FLIGHT BOARD AT RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE 49 FLIGHTS ON TIME. THAT’S A GOOD NUMBER THERE ARE ONLY EIGHT DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS. IF YOU PLAN TO DRIVE YOURSELF TO THE AIRPORT, YOU’LL WANT TO CHECK THE PARKING SITUATION BEFORE YOU LEAVE PARKING. HAS BEEN FILLING UP ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY AT THIS HOUR. THE A, B, AND TERMINAL TOP GARAGES ARE FULL. GARAGE C AND THE NORTH AND WEST ECONOMY. LOTS ARE OPEN ON A BUSY WEEKEND MEANS PEOPLE ARE ALSO HITTING THE ROADS. AND IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, GAS PRICES ARE LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THE HIGHEST PRICES IN OUR AREA CAN BE FOUND IN BLUE SHOT AND COUNTIES AT AROUND $3.40 A GALLON. DRIVERS ARE PAYING LEAST IN LAKE COUN

Police: 2-year-old boy dies after being shot at Florida home

Updated: 11:18 PM EDT May 28, 2023

ABOVE: Take a look at the top stories, forecastA 2-year-old boy has died after being taken to the hospital with serious injuries Sunday night after being shot in St. Petersburg.According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, officers were dispatched around 8:10 p.m. for reports of a child being shot inside a home near 46th Street and 15th Avenue South. Following the shooting, police said a family member was driving the 2-year-old boy to the hospital and lost control of the car and crashed a few blocks away from the home. The young child was then taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.It’s unclear if the young boy sustained more injuries in the crash.Officials said it appears no one else was hurt during that car crash.SPD said the person who was driving the car is being questioned by detectives as they try to piece together how the incident unfolded.At this time, authorities don’t know what led up to the shooting but say it’s an isolated, domestic incident at a home and are still working to identify the shooter.“This is just a very sad situation,” St. Pete Police Spokesperson Yolando Fernandez said. “For whatever occurred to have ended up with a baby, a 2-year-old boy, getting hurt, and getting shot by this type of gun violence is very, very sad.”Fernandez said the boy had just turned 2 in April.According to a press release, SPD said the young boy did not survive his injuries and passed away at the hospital. Top headlines: Witnesses speak out after alleged drunk driver plows into water in New Smyrna Beach Florida woman recovering after being bitten by venomous snake FHP: Driver, passenger killed in Lake County crash

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A 2-year-old boy has died after being taken to the hospital with serious injuries Sunday night after being shot in St. Petersburg.

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, officers were dispatched around 8:10 p.m. for reports of a child being shot inside a home near 46th Street and 15th Avenue South.

Following the shooting, police said a family member was driving the 2-year-old boy to the hospital and lost control of the car and crashed a few blocks away from the home.

The young child was then taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

It’s unclear if the young boy sustained more injuries in the crash.

Officials said it appears no one else was hurt during that car crash.

SPD said the person who was driving the car is being questioned by detectives as they try to piece together how the incident unfolded.

At this time, authorities don’t know what led up to the shooting but say it’s an isolated, domestic incident at a home and are still working to identify the shooter.

“This is just a very sad situation,” St. Pete Police Spokesperson Yolando Fernandez said. “For whatever occurred to have ended up with a baby, a 2-year-old boy, getting hurt, and getting shot by this type of gun violence is very, very sad.”

Fernandez said the boy had just turned 2 in April.

According to a press release, SPD said the young boy did not survive his injuries and passed away at the hospital.

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