PLANT CITY, Fla. — The Plant City Police Department (PCPD) said Tuesday it has not made an arrest in the homicide that left two children, a mother, and a grandmother dead.
Tampa Bay 28 reporter Keely McCormick has spent the last two days looking for answers.
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Plant City police said the incident happened at two separate locations within the city on May 3, as officers responded to reports of a disturbance in the 300 block of West Tever Street.
Police said they found a 4-month-old child and a 4-year-old child who suffered gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
Their 28-year-old mother was alive when officers arrived, according to Plant City police.
She was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead, police said. Another child was found at that scene, but the child was unharmed.
"It was about 7 in the morning, I was sleeping, and I heard, I only heard two gunshots, and I flew out of bed, and I ran through, and I looked through the door to see if I saw anything. I didn't see anything," said neighbor Jodi Kott.
At a second location in the 900 block of North Burton Street, police said they found the 55-year-old grandmother of the children (mother of the 28-year-old woman) deceased. She also sustained gunshot wounds, according to police.
Tampa Bay 28 spoke to the neighbors who live next door.
"Sunday morning is when we noticed that their vehicles hadn't moved at all. A few hours later, the police had showed up," said John Czarniak, a neighbor.
"It's heartbreaking, me and her, we were friends," said Ashley Czarniak, a neighbor.
According to the police report, some of the victims "traveled on foot between North Burton Street and the West Tever Street locations during the early morning hours."
Detectives are asking for the community's help, urging residents and businesses in the area to "review any available surveillance or doorbell camera footage from 5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. on May 3...Check for any video showing a woman walking with three young children in the vicinity of North Burton Street, West Tever Street, or the surrounding area."
McCormick emailed city officials. The City Manager Responded and said, "Based on what investigators know at this time, this was a targeted act and not random violence, and there has not been an ongoing threat to the general public. Our police department has been working around the clock, in coordination with the State Attorney’s Office and other partners, to build a strong case. Their priority is getting this right."
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Plant City Police Department at 813-763-3316.
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