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THE COLOR-OF-CRIME IN MIAMI

Toddler, 3, is shot dead at his own birthday party in Miami

• Elijah LaFrance was killed on Saturday at a birthday party being held in Miami's Golden Glades neighborhood
• A 21-year-old woman was also shot but is expected to survive her injuries
• The shooter fled the scene and police have appealed to the public for information

A three-year-old boy has been shot and killed at his own birthday party in Miami's Golden Glades neighborhood.

Elijah LaFrance was killed on Saturday night, according to Miami-Dade police, who said a 21-year-old woman had also been shot but is expected to survive her injuries.

An altercation happened outside an Airbnb on NE 158th street after 8pm, police said. Shortly afterwards, shots were fired and the shooter fled the scene.

Police were alerted to the shooting Saturday night by a system that detects and tracks gunshots.

When they arrived at the home, officers found the toddler suffering from a gunshot wound and took him to a hospital where he died, according to a news release from the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Adrian Annestor, LaFrance's uncle, told CBS Miami that this nephew child 'couldn't even say mom and dad'.

'They killed him. Oh God, he is still on my mind. I was just playing with him,' Adrian Annestor, LaFrance's uncle told CBS Miami.

'I wish it could have been me because I've lived long enough. He couldn't even say mom and dad,' Annestor, who had been at the party, said.

A neighbor told NBC 6 that they heard 20 or 30 shots and that one of the bullets struck his car.

He claimed his roommate saw the shooter, who they had described as male, but the roommate did not speak to the network.

Police have not released any details about the suspected shooter and have appealed to the public for information.

Family told NBC 6 that the party on Saturday was held for Elijah and his little sister. (read more)

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