The shooting deaths of a man and a 5-year-old child Friday night in Baton Rouge appear to be a targeted attack, police said in a press conference Monday.
Police said the shooting was reported around 6 p.m. on River Road along the levee near LSU's campus, WBRZ reports. A vehicle pulled up alongside the victims' car on the highway and opened fire on the occupants inside, police add.
22-year-old Michael Riley and his 5-year-old nephew Carson Riley died as a result of the shooting.
Eight people were inside the vehicle, half of them children.
Police haven't released any information regarding a potential suspect, according to WBRZ.
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