Police search for suspect after toddler shot and killed at birthday party

A 3-year-old boy was shot and killed at a birthday party in Miami over the weekend, police said.

Police are searching for an unknown suspect after a young boy was shot and killed at a birthday party in Miami over the weekend. The Miami-Dade Police Department said its officers responded to a Shotspotter on Saturday night at around 8 p.m. ET. The gunshot detection system directed officers to a home in the Golden Glades neighborhood, where they found 3-year-old Elijah LaFrance suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The officers swiftly placed the toddler in their vehicle and drove him to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to police. Meanwhile, as other officers arrived at the residence, they discovered that a woman was also shot. She was subsequently transported to the hospital in stable condition, police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were attending a child's birthday party at the residence, which is a short-term rental. The individual who fired the shots fled the scene and remains at large. The incident remains under investigation, according to police.