Mayor, police chief discuss Fort Lauderdale shooting that left 3-year-old dead – NBC 6 South Florida

Fort Lauderdale’s mayor and police chief were scheduled to discuss gun violence in the city on Wednesday after a 3-year-old was killed by a drive-by shooting during a birthday party in a park.

Mayor Dean Trantalis and Police Chief Bill Schultz held a press conference in Riverland Park, the scene of the Sunday afternoon shooting that left 3-year-old Rylo Yancy dead.

Yancy’s grandmother also said she would attend the 10:30 a.m. press conference.

Yancy was at another child’s birthday party at the park when the drive-by shooting occurred.

The boy was hit by the shots and succumbed to his injuries.

According to police, detectives were later able to identify and locate one of the vehicles involved, but no arrests were made.

A possible motive for the shooting was not known, but police are investigating.