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An 8-year-old girl is among the injured following a Midland Avenue shooting in Syracuse.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse police remain at the scene where authorities say a uniformed officer shot and killed a man who fired at him during a traffic stop near Syracuse University.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The son of an upstate New York police chief has been arrested with six others on drug charges.

A vigil was held last night for the 21-month old toddler whose body is believed to have been found in Onondaga Creek on Tuesday.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2016

UPDATE: 02/24/2016  7:40am   Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler joined us this morning on WIBX.  Of yesterday's press conference he said, "It was a very tough situation...In our rush to respond to things that develop on social media...we have to not lose sight of the fact that we are dealing with human beings here...we have to be careful."

Monday, February 22nd, 2016

UPDATE: 02/23/2016  4:41am Ryan Lawrence was reported taken into custody overnight.  Crews are continuing to search for 21-month old Maddox Lawrence, who was not with abduction suspect Ryan Lawrence at the time.

The parenting skills of a mother and her boyfriend are being called into question by some after the pair was arrested following a 911 call alleging that the children were being threatened with a knife.

Authorities are asking for assistance from anyone who may have witnessed or have video of a shooting that involved a police officer yesterday.