Woman, toddler shot in Canton drive-by

A woman and toddler were injured in a drive-by shooting in Canton Sunday night, according to law enforcement officials.

A woman and child, sex unknown, were shot in a drive-by somewhere in Canton at approximately 8:30 Valentine's Day night, according to Heath Hall with the Madison County Sheriff's Department.

The two were taken by ambulance from the scene with non life-threatening injuries, Hall said.

Information was "preliminary" and investigators are currently working to obtain a description of the vehicle.

It is unknown if the woman and child were the target of the shooting.

Hall did not know an address of the shooting or which hospital the two were transported to.

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