MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A young boy was sleeping on a couch inside a north Minneapolis home Friday morning when he was hit by gunfire that came from outside, killing him, police said.

The boy, believed to be 5 or 6 years old, was hit about 8:30 a.m. Paramedics attempted CPR before the boy was rushed to North Memorial Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, said Inspector Mike Martin.

“It’s extremely tragic when you have these young, innocent kids who are killed as a result of poor choices that are made by older kids and adults that are around them,” Martin said.

Martin said police were interviewing witnesses, and investigators were collecting shell casings at the scene. No arrests had been made by midmorning, and Martin said he didn’t know the motive for the shooting.

Other adults and children were inside the home at the time.

Martin said the house is in a relatively quiet neighborhood.

It’s about 20 blocks from the house where 3-year-old Terrell Mayes was killed by a stray bullet when gunfire erupted in his neighborhood exactly six months ago. In that case, a bullet came through the wall and hit Terrell in the head as he was on the stairs inside.

Terrell’s mother, Marsha Mayes, went to the scene of Tuesday’s shooting.

“I got the news this morning, and I felt like it is happening to Terrell all over again,” she told the Star Tribune. “Today marks six months for me (since Terrell’s shooting), and here I am for another one.”