Clearwater Police Investigate 2 Shootings Including 3-Year-Old

Clearwater FL

05 December, 2021

4:16 PM

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CLEARWATER, FL — Clearwater detectives are investigating two unrelated shootings an hour apart, including the accidental shooting of a 3-year-old. The first shooting occurred at 2:24 p.m. Officers were called to the 1100 block of Palm Bluff Street where the victim ran after being shot at LaSalle Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. The man was flown to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police are still searching for the motive and shooter. The second one occurred at 3:34 p.m. Officers responded to Creekside Apartments, 1280 Druid Road. A 3-year-old child was taken to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg to be treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No other details were released by police.