Police: Toddler killed in shooting along Louisiana road

Police in Louisiana say a toddler was fatally shot while riding in a vehicle along a Louisiana road late Friday.

Baton Rouge police identified the child on Saturday as 3-year-old Ibrie Combs.

A police news release says a passing vehicle opened fire on the vehicle Combs was riding in.

The child was shot and later pronounced dead at the scene.

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The vehicle Combs was riding in crashed during the shooting. The driver was injured and taken to a hospital.

A description of the passing vehicle wasn't immediately available.

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Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome denounced the fatal shooting on Twitter and asked for anyone with information to contact authorities.