Witnesses said the young boy began to cry as officers escorted him from the scene to the East Precinct to try and locate other family members.

Police are investigating a homicide Monday morning in Birmingham's Huffman area. Officers were called to a shooting around 8 a.m. on Gadsden Highway and Parkway East near a shopping center. WVTM 13 was the first television station on the scene when crews saw an ambulance leaving the scene.