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Norfolk police investigate after SUV is shot with mother and child inside

A woman said she heard what sounded like fireworks. It wasn’t until she pulled over that she noticed a bullet hole on her door and another shot that took out a tire.

NORFOLK, Va. — A mother said it’s a blessing to be alive and that she's clueless as to who shot up her car in Norfolk on Wednesday afternoon.

The woman spoke with 13News Now off camera. She told us she was driving her SUV with her 8-year-old child inside it along Park Avenue and East Virginia Beach Boulevard in the Broad Creek section of the city.

She said she heard what sounded like fireworks. It wasn’t until she pulled over that she noticed a bullet hole on her door and another shot that took out one of her front tires.

Fortunately, neither the woman nor her child was hurt.

Detectives are investigating the shooting.

If you have any information that may help police, you're asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. You can also submit a tip online at P3Tips.com.

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