Boy, 13, dies after bullets flew through his bedroom window, struck his head

A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday evening inside his Alabama home when bullets flew through the window and struck him in the head.

The child was sitting in his room playing on his iPad when gunshots were fired at his home in Washington Square, Tuscaloosa around 6:20 p.m., police said in an update Saturday.

Police said when officers arrived, they found the boy suffering a gunshot wound to the head. The child has not been identified.

"It's a senseless murder. We see it all the time where adults are shot and it's terrible. When it's a kid, it takes it to another level," Tuscaloosa Police Chief Brent Blankley said. "We're going to do everything we can to make these arrests."

The scene was inundated with shell casings in the road, so many so that officers "had to pull business cards from their wallets to fold and use as temporary evidence markers until more could be brought to the scene," police said.

The boy's heartbroken parents had to stand across the street and watch as the ambulance drove away after realizing there was nothing they could do, authorities said.

Investigators with the Violent Crimes Unit are working to locate persons of interest in the case.

"We are asking for anyone with information that could be helpful to please call 205-349-2121, 205-464-8690 or report anonymously at 205-752-STOP (7867)," they said.