Three-year-old shot and killed at Miami birthday party

Published April 25, 2021 6:06pm ET



A 3-year-old boy was shot and killed at a child’s birthday party on Saturday in Miami, Florida, according to law enforcement.

Around 8 p.m., police responded to an alert from a gunshot detection system called ShotSpotter. Once at the scene, police found the toddler, who was later identified as Elijah LeFrance. The boy was rushed to a hospital, where he died, the Miami-Dade Police Department said in a Saturday statement.

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