Authorities ID 12-year-old boy who died in weekend Jefferson County shooting

Authorities ID 12-year-old boy who died in weekend Jefferson County shooting

A young boy who died in a weekend shooting in eastern Jefferson County has now been identified.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the boy as Anterrius Hill. He was 12 and lived in Center Point.

Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched just after midnight Saturday to a residence in the 300 block of Oxford Acres Circle. When they arrived, they found Anterrius had sustained a gunshot wound, said Lt. Joni Money.

Deputies attempted life-saving measures, and the child was transported to Children’s Hospital, but medical personnel were unable to revive him.

He was pronounced dead at 12:46 a.m.

No details have been released about the fatal shooting.