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The St. Petersburg Police Department is searching for a missing toddler after his mother was found dead at an apartment Thursday afternoon.
Detectives launched a homicide investigation after 20-year-old Pashun Jeffery was found dead at 2:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Shores Apartments, off of 4th Street North.
Her 2-year-old son, Taylen Mosley, is also missing, the police department explains. The agency says the child could be in danger, and an AMBER alert has been issued.
On Friday morning, police named Mosely's father a person of interest in the case but said he does not have the child.
Law enforcement from the state, county and local levels are on the search for 2-year-old Taylen. K-9s are expected to help in the search as well as the use of a drone to search near the apartment.
Authorities told 10 Tampa Bay that dive teams were called to the scene Friday morning to search the pond near the apartment complex.
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