6-year-old boy struck and killed by car at San Jose mall

A 6-year-old boy was killed Thursday night when a car struck him and his mother as they held hands while walking through the parking lot of a shopping mall in San Jose, police said.

The fatal incident at the Oakridge mall at 925 Blossom Hill Road happened at 9:34 p.m. as the mother walked through the parking lot with her two children, said Sgt. Enrique Garcia, a spokesman for the San Jose Police Department.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a gray 2015 Mercedes, driving at a low speed, struck the mother and her son, but the daughter apparently escaped harm, Garcia said.

Officials ask anyone with information on the incident to contact Detective Verissa Sadsad of the San Jose Police Department's Traffic Investigation Unit at 408-277-4654.