ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A homicide investigation was launched Sunday after a man was shot while in his car with a toddler also inside, the St. Petersburg Police Department said.

Police said they were initially dispatched to a call regarding a vehicle that had crashed into a parked car at an auto shop on Emerson Avenue South. The crash happened shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7.

When first responders arrived, they said they discovered the driver of the crashed vehicle, Tyrone Howard, 21, had been shot. An 18-month-old girl was also in his car.

Authorities said the toddler was not injured but was taken to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital to be checked out.

Howard was taken to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to the police department.

Investigators were still working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting Sunday night. Police said Sunday it was still “very early in the investigation.”

Anyone who has information is asked to contact St. Petersburg police at 727-893-7780 or text SPPD plus your tip to TIP411.