Child hospitalized with serious injuries, mother shot at "multiple times" while driving along West Sunrise Boulevard

Child grazed in the head by bullet in Plantation shooting

PLANTATION — A child was hospitalized with serious injuries and their mother was shot at multiple times while driving along West Sunrise Boulevard in Broward County on Saturday night.

According to Plantation Police, a shooting occurred near the 6900 block of West Sunrise Boulevard, where a 20-year-old woman was shot at multiple times while driving while her 5-year-old child was grazed by a bullet.

The child was transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police told CBS News Miami that the mom was not injured during the shooting.

The case is currently under investigation as detectives pursue possible leads.

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Hunter Geisel

Hunter Geisel is a digital producer at CBS News Miami. Hunter has previously produced digital content for local and national outlets, covering several topics from breaking news and current events to politics and pop culture.