4-year-old shot, killed in Allendale

A 4-year-old was shot and killed late Sunday at the Levingston Motel in Allendale, and Shreveport police say the shooter was another child.

Just before 8 p.m., Shreveport Police patrol officers were sent to the 400 block of Pete Harris Drive after getting reports that a young male child had been shot there. Officers who arrived at the scene found the youth, identified as Cameron Morris, suffering from a single gunshot wound to his head. Morris was rushed by ambulance to University Health Hospital, where he later died.

Detectives learned the victim was inside one of the motel rooms when he was apparently shot by a 6-year-old who had somehow found a loaded and unsecured handgun inside the room, according to a release. Police also determined several adults were present at the time but scattered after the shooting.

Police are trying to determine who was in the room at the time and the extent of their involvement. Police seized a handgun at the scene, along with what they believe to be narcotics.

Investigators interviewed the parents of Cameron Morris, as well as the suspected shooter, whose name was not released due to age.

No charges have been filed, but may later as the investigation progresses.