A reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for killing a 10-year-old Mississippi boy on Christmas Eve.

Officials with the Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office and Friar’s Point Police are investigating the shooting death of a 10-year-old boy who was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

WMC News in Memphis reports that the 10-year-old and a 14-year-old were riding around downtown Friars Point when someone opened fire on their vehicle, hitting the 10-year-old.

The boy was taken to the hospital in a personal vehicle.

A $2,500 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest. If you have any information about the shooting, call Coahoma County Sheriff’s Investigator Major Gwen Muskin at 662-592-1395.