A three-year-old boy was killed in an apparent hit-and-run in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon.
Police say Edward Heredia of Massachusetts was run down just after 4:00 p.m. at 55th Street and Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park.
Investigators say he was hit by a red pickup truck which then left the scene. He was taken to Lutheran Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Police are still searching for the truck. It’s described as a four-door, extended cab and may be a new vehicle.
Police say it was being driven by an olive-skinned man who was carrying one female passenger.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.