MPD investigates after 3-year-old child was shot and killed

The Meridian Police Department is currently investigating after a 3-Year-old boy was shot and killed on Sunday, September 6.

Authorities say the shooting occurred around 10 pm in the 2400 block of 40th Avenue, and the 3-year-old was brought to a local hospital by both of his parents later that evening, where the toddler was pronounced dead. This is an ongoing investigation for the Meridian Police Department.