A 9-year-old boy was shot and killed in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin home early Thursday morning, police said.
The shooting happened just after midnight at a local condominium complex, the Milwaukee Police Department said in a news release.
According to the Milwaukee Sentinal Journal, part of USA TODAY Network, the Medical Examiner’s office identified the boy as Jonael Zambrano, a student at Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy.
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The child was in his room when the gunfire started, report says
Zambrano was inside his room with his sister and cousin when shots rang off, WISN reported . His family confirmed that he was struck in the head.
The boy was initially taken to a hospital in critical condition before he was declared dead there, police said.
“He was a nice boy,” his mother told the outlet, adding that she believes the shooters targeted the wrong home. “They confused the apartment. I don’t know.”