BESSEMER, Ala. — A 5-year-old boy was killed when someone shot into a home where he was getting a haircut, according to Alabama police.
The shooting happened around 10 a.m. Sunday in Bessemer. According to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, the child was identified as Brandon Jamal Nation, III, of Fairfield.
Police told news media that Nation's mother had taken the child to the house to get his hair cut when someone outside the house began shooting.
“It's terrible,” Bessemer Police Detective Justin Burmeister told al.com. “Our thoughts are with the family at this incredibly challenging time.”
A man in the house, identified as the boy's hairdresser but not named, was shot and taken to a hospital. His condition was not immediately available.