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Woman and girl dead in Tampa-area shooting and house fire, boy critically injured

Posted at 4:21 AM, Mar 19, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-19 08:55:56-04

RIVERVIEW, Fla. (AP) — Sheriff's officials in Florida say a woman and a young girl have been fatally shot and a young boy was wounded in an apparent domestic dispute.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's officials said in a news release that deputies responded to the home in Riverview, which is near Tampa, early Monday. The woman was found dead outside the front door of a home. Deputies saw flames coming from a neighboring house and found children there.

Deputies said the girl appeared to be about 9. She had upper body wounds. The boy, who is about 11, suffered critical wounds unrelated to the fire. He was taken to a hospital.

Deputies said they are questioning a man who they found running through the house. They're trying to determine his relationship to the family.