The boy, identified as Kei’lan Allen, was listening to headphones when the shooting occurred and likely did not hear the shots, his cousin said

“He was a very smart kid,’’ his 26-year-old cousin Corey Prewitt told AL.com

“He probably had over 30 books in his room.” Allen’s mom said she called to her son, but he didn’t answer

I love you.’ An innocent child with a bullet hole in his head.” Police have not identified a suspect and have called on the community to come forward with information