A 7-year-old boy from Albany just got a surprise he’ll never forget.

An Amber Alert was issued Friday afternoon for a 7-year-old boy who authorities said was abducted by a 42-year-old man in Southern California.

The parents were arrested after their 7-year-old son was fatally hit by a car while crossing the road last month.

The driver, later identified as 54-year-old Carlos A. Mejia, was standing outside the vehicle, and told the trooper that he had pulled over while returning from a family gathering in Yonkers.

Tasha Dillard, 25, appeared in Sedgwick County Court on Thursday, where she pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder of 7-year-old Davion Gunter on March 16 in the Planeview neighborhood.

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A 7-year-old girl was injured while attending a sporting event Sunday evening.

Authorities said a 7-year-old, later identified as Santino Montreal Yancey-Hardwick of Lexington, died in a reported drowning at the Paradise Cove Aquatic Center Monday.