By Antonio Planas -
NBC News
The 2-year-old boy who was found in the mouth of an alligator in St. Petersburg, Florida in March drowned, police said Monday, pointing to his father as the suspect in his death.
The Pinellas County coroner said Taylen Mosley drowned, according to the St. Petersburg police statement.
His father, Thomas Mosley, 21, was charged with first-degree murder in the boy's death, and also faces a murder charge in the death of the boy's mother, Pashun Jeffery, 20, who was found stabbed to death. in his apartment.
Police accuse Mosley of throwing his son into Lake Maggiore, where he was found dead inside the alligator's mouth on March 31.
An agent fired at the animal, ending its life.
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Petersburg Police Department via Facebook
The Office of the Public Defender for the Sixth Judicial Circuit said that while the cause of death of the boy was released to the media, his office had not yet received the full autopsy report.
"The investigation is ongoing and we continue to receive and evaluate all the information provided to us," he added.
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The boy had been reported missing on March 30, when police found his mother stabbed to death.
He was located the next day near Dell Holmes Park near Lake Maggiore, about 10 miles from the apartment.