Police Confirm 7-Year Old Boy Killed In Shooting In Riviera Beach

(CBS 12) - Police are investigating a double shooting that claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy in Riviera Beach.

The shooting happened early Wednesday morning at an apartment complex on AC Evans Street, which is just off Silver Beach Road.

According to police, officers responded to the scene at 12:07 a.m. and found a woman and young boy suffering from gunshot injuries. The boy died at the hospital. His mother, 28-year-old Addiscia Ball, is stable.

Police tell CBS12 that the shooter fired around 10 shots through a bedroom window. Photos from the scene show a shattered television, a broken window, and a mattress with a pool of blood on the floor.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-458-8477.

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