MILWAUKEE- A five-year-old boy is dead after being the victim of an apparent shooting early Saturday morning.
Milwaukee Police say they were called to the Mayfair Apartments on North Lovers Lane Road around 1:15 Saturday morning. When they arrived on scene the found the toddler suffering from a serious gunshot wound.
Police and members of the Wauwatosa Fire Department attempted life saving measures on the boy buy they were unsuccessful.
Two people were seen being led from an apartment in handcuffs. Charges have not yet been filed and the identities of the two have not been released.
Since the start of 2019 in Milwaukee County, three children under the age of 11, and two teens under the age of 17 have been killed as a result of gun violence.
This story is in progress and will be updated when more information is available.