Family ID’s AL Toddler Shot Dead In Drive-By While Sleeping On Couch In Huntsville Home

The family of a Huntsville toddler shot and killed while sleeping on a couch at home has released her name.

Family members say, Olivia Robinson, 3, was sleeping on a couch in a home on Murray Road, Huntsville, AL., when she was struck by a bullet fired in a drive-by shooting Wednesday evening.

Police say a drive-by shooter shot into the house. One bullet went through the front of the house and hit the child. Police say the child’s mother was home at the time.

The child was taken to Huntsville Hospital. Investigators tell us several subjects were taken into custody early Thursday morning and are still being questioned in the murder investigation. Police are searching for the suspect. Officers say there were no witnesses. No description of the vehicle is available at this time. source

Huntsville police say an arrest is imminent.

Our thoughts are with the family and friends at this difficult time.