MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Melbourne Police Department said Tuesday that detectives continue to pursue active leads in a shooting that left a 2-year-old dead and two adults wounded.

The shooting happened Friday night inside a home on Poplar Lane in Melbourne.

Police said Bles’Syn Lightner died in the shooting, which also injured a 54-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman, both of whom remain hospitalized and are related to the child.

“Investigators have confirmed that the victims were shot inside the residence,” police said in a statement. “While specific details cannot be released at this time due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, the scene has been thoroughly processed, and all available evidence is under review.”

Police urged anyone with information about the case to conta

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