By Associated Press - Monday, December 18, 2017

BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) - The Latest on the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy in a home in Buckeye (all times local):

2:38 p.m.

Authorities investigating the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy at a home in Buckeye are declining to say who they believed killed the child.



Detective Tamela Skaggs says the only other person at home during Friday afternoon’s shooting was the boy’s 26-year-old mother.

Investigators say the mother was suffering from stab wounds when officers arrived.

They say she will be labeled as a “person of interest” in Friday afternoon’s shooting.

No arrests have been made in the child’s death.

The mother is being monitored by police as she receives medical care at a hospital.

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Skaggs declined to say how the attack on the child occurred and how the mother was stabbed.

11:11 a.m.

Police responding to a shooting at a home in Buckeye discovered a 2-year-old boy inside who had been fatally shot.

Buckeye police say the boy’s 26-year-old mother will be labeled as a “person of interest” in Friday afternoon’s shooting.

The woman was suffering from stab wounds when officers arrived and is being monitored by police as she receives medical care at a hospital.

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Buckeye police say in a statement that there are no outstanding suspects from the shooting, but didn’t explicitly say whether any arrests were made and how the attack on the child occurred.

7:57 a.m.

Police responding to a shooting at a home in Buckeye found a 2-year-old boy who had been fatally shot and 26-year-old woman who had stab wounds.

Buckeye police say in a statement that there are no outstanding suspects from Friday afternoon’s shooting, but didn’t explicitly say whether any arrests were made and who was believed to be responsible for the attack.

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It’s unclear what the woman’s relationship to the boy was.

The woman was taken to a hospital for her stab wounds.

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