SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Shortly before 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, police were called to a home at 2968 Emerson Ave. S. in St. Pete.
A woman claimed she had been shot and fled to a neighbors house. Upon arrival police learned that there were possibly other victims inside the house and the gunman could also be inside the house. The gunman was also identified as a wanted suspect in another homicide.
Police evacuated the nearby homes and ordered the swat team in. They knocked down the front wall of the house in order to get to the victims.
Police were able to make contact with Cornelius Cornbread Whitfield, 31, and take him into custody.
Police say that inside the home there were three adult victims found dead. A 2-year-old girl was found alive and unharmed. Whitfield is aslo the suspect in a homicide and attempted homicide on February 2 at the Emerald Point Apts.
This is a breaking story and will update this as information is released.
