A 7-year-old boy died after being shot in the face in a drive-by shooting in Chester, Pennsylvania, said the police.
According to the authorities, the boy was killed in a barrage of bullets during a drive-by shooting on Sunday night in Chester, Pennsylvania, at around 9 p.m. in the evening.
Sinsir Parker, the 7-year-old boy, was outside on the 2600 block of Swarts Street when witnessed said they heard over a dozen gunshots.
The shots were heard throughout the neighborhood.
A resident, whose identity was not shared with the public, said they heard around 15 shots.
He added, “I heard it come across the scanner and the Ring that it was a drive-by. I called my local friends on the block and they said two cars came down and just rang out about 15 shots and a little boy caught the bullet in the head.”
Investigators said that Parker was shot in the face while getting caught in the barrage of bullets.
The 7-year-old boy died shortly after getting shot in the face.
A resident said, “I’m sure that kid was probably having the time of his life because he was finally able to come outside and play.”
The resident added, “His parents are here. They’re not irresponsible. They don’t get into this crazy stuff. So there is no making sense of this.”
In just his year, this is the 14 homicide case in the area of Chester, which is located in Pennsylvania.
Authorities have not yet made any arrests.
The police are currently investigating the circumstances around the death of the 7-year-old boy.