About 2 p.m., a vehicle occupied by a mother and her five children was riddled with gunfire from a passing vehicle in the 1000 block of Swan Avenue, police said.

Three children were taken to the hospital after a drive-by shooting on Swan Avenue Wednesday, according to the Baton Rouge police chief.

Three children were rushed to a pediatric hospital after the shooting, two were reported as critically injured and one was seriously injured. One of those three has since died, officials confirmed.

One person was taken to a hospital after a Tuesday morning shooting in Baton Rouge, according to emergency medical services officials.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Three children are in the hospital after multiple gunshots were fired on a car Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 27. Several Baton Rouge Police Department units and ambulances responded to the shooting that happened around 2 p.m. in the 1000 block of Swan Avenue, which is off Scenic Highway.

Baton Rouge Police are responding to a shooting on Swan Avenue, where 3 victims, possibly juveniles, have been hospitalized. Officials report one person in critical condition and 2 with serious injuries.

Police are investigating after three children were hurt in a drive-by shooting on Swan Avenue Wednesday afternoon.

Several Baton Rouge Police Department units and ambulances are on the scene of a reported shooting on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 27.