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Kiaa Berry, her young son Landyn, and her boyfriend (Fatboy) were found shot to death in their car near Echo Highlands Park, off Winewood Road, on Saturday.
The shots rang out shortly before 5:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Indian Summer Drive on the city’s east side.
The shooting happened in or near the entrance to Echo Highlands Park in the Echo Highlands neighborhood, which is off Winewood Road.
Officer Truman Fitzgerald said police initially received a 911 call about a wreck.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found a sedan in front of a house next to the park.
It appeared to have jumped a curb and come to a rest in front of the home. Police said the car was riddled with bullet holes.
Officers found a Kiaa, her boyfriend and a young school-aged child inside the vehicle.
All three were pronounced dead on the scene.
Police said the little boy appeared to be no more than 7 or 8 years old.
“We believe some sort of interaction took place between the occupants of the victims’ vehicle and the suspects’ vehicle,’’ Fitzgerald said.
Witnesses told police they believe the shooter or shooters fled in another vehicle. The majority of the shell casings were in the parking area of the park.
