LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 5-year-old boy has died after a shooting Sunday morning in the Portland neighborhood.

In a release, Louisville Metro Police say the investigation into the shooting on West Main Street is being handled by the Major Crimes Unit.

Early Monday afternoon, caution tape was still blocking the sidewalks of West Main Street near Dr. W.J. Hodge Street, where the boy was shot, sometime around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. 

A neighbor tells WDRB News the boy was shot in one home, then taken outside into the front yard of the home next door while they waited for help to arrive.

Investigators say when LMPD officers arrived at the scene, they found the boy had been shot in the cheek. 

The boy, who has not been identified, was taken by ambulance to Norton Children's Hospital and underwent surgery immediately upon arrival, according to LMPD. He later died from his injuries. 

LMPD Major Crimes Unit is still continuing their investigation.

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