13-year-old injured in drive-by shooting in Center Point area

13-year-old injured in drive-by shooting in Center Point area

A child was injured in a drive-by shooting early Sunday in eastern Jefferson County.

The gunfire erupted at 3:40 a.m. in the 1600 block of Fourth Place N.W. in the Center Point area, said Jefferson County sheriff’s Deputy Chief David Agee.

When deputies arrived at scene, witnesses told them someone had fired shots from a vehicle into a home. A 13-year-old inside the residence was found wounded, Agee said.

The child was taken to the hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Detectives are talking to witnesses and checking all available video to try to identify the shooters. No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call investigators at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.