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OVERNIGHT: Infant shot near 51st & Walrond

Posted at 8:52 AM, Apr 23, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-23 10:02:21-04

A three-month-old boy was shot while riding in a car shortly after midnight near 51st & Walrond in KCMO.

Police say the child's mother was driving in the area early Saturday morning and heard several shots when she pulled over.

The mother and a passenger realized her three-month-old son was shot in the hand.

She then drove to an area hospital.

Police were notified and say the rear passenger side window was broken out, while another bullet struck the rear quarter panel.

Police searched the area, but a crime scene was not located.

Anyone with any information is encouraged to call police, or the tips hotline at 816-474-TIPS. 

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