Child shot during drive-by in Tuskegee, search for suspect ongoing

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WRBL) - A young child has been critically injured in a Saturday evening shooting in Tuskegee according to police chief Loyd Jenkins.

Investigators confirm the child was shot in what appears to be a drive-by shooting at Pleasant Spring apartments. Chief Jenkins says the child is for -years-old and is being treated at Children's Hospital in Birmingham.

Tuskegee police and the Macon County Sheriff’s Office are investigating and say it appears a round from a shooting in the parking lot traveled into an apartment and struck the baby. At this hour we are awaiting a description of the vehicle and suspect involved.

News 3 will continue to update you as information becomes available.

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