Shreveport Police have spent their morning on the scene at a home in the 3800 Block of Elmer Lane in Shreveport. Just before 9am today, a young boy believed to be around 2-years-old or 3-years-old was shot. He was rushed to the hospital with a "serious gunshot wound".

Now, KTAL is reporting that the child has died.

Police remain on the scene at this time as investigators are trying to piece together what happened. They believe there were four to five people in the house at the time of the shooting. Authorities have taken the parents in for questioning as they're trying to establish whether or not this was intentional, or a tragic accident.

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