2-year-old boy reportedly shot dead while riding in vehicle in central Alabama

2-year-old boy reportedly shot dead while riding in vehicle in central Alabama

A toddler was killed after they were struck by gunfire while riding in a vehicle with his mother Monday night in central Alabama, according to a report.

The 2-year-old boy’s mother said she was driving down Wilcox County Road 65 near Camden around 6 p.m. Monday when someone started shooting, Wilcox County Sheriff Larry Colston told the Alabama News Network.

Colston could not be reached by AL.com to confirm the report.

The toddler was the only one in the vehicle struck by gunfire, Colston said.

The sheriff’s office and the State Bureau of Investigation is probing the incident.