Global Courant 2023-05-30 05:42:23
St. Petersburg, Florida, police arrested a man on Sunday after he allegedly shot his 2-year-old son during an argument at his parents’ home earlier that night, according to reports.
Fox 13 in Tampa reported that St. Petersburg Police Department officers responded to a residence on 15th Avenue South at about 8:10 p.m. Sunday.
Aaron Creary booking photo (Police of St. Petersburg)
When officers arrived, they learned that 22-year-old Aaron Creary and his parents got into an argument that led him to brandish a gun, which fired and hit his 2-year-old son, Armani.
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Creary attempted to drive Armani to the hospital, police said, but on the way he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a parked vehicle in front of a closed building at 34th Street South and 15th Avenue South.
After the crash, the child was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Armani turned 2 years old in April.
Creary has been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child and violation of probation.
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Jail records from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office show Creary was in the county jail and held on $750,000 bond.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
