A 5-year-old boy who was shot at a Salem Township home earlier this week is awake but not speaking, according to Columbiana County Sheriff Ray Stone.

Cole Tyler Reed was shot in the left side of his head and underwent surgery Monday at Akron Children's Hospital. Officials said the child is not speaking but he is giving "thumbs-up" and "thumbs-down" signals.

Cole's grandmother, 43-year-old Melinda Todd, was shot and killed at her home earlier this week.

Todd's daughters found her body and the injured boy when they got off the bus on Monday afternoon.

Investigators are still waiting for a coroner's preliminary report, which may give them a time frame for when the shootings happened.

The person who killed Todd and wounded Cole remains at large. Police said they have no leads and no suspects, but they do have a person of interest.

Cole's mother is serving 18 years to life in prison for killing her 7-month-old son, which is why Cole was living with his grandmother.

Anyone with information is asked to call police or the NEWS9 Lauttamus Security Crime Busters Tipline at 800-862-BUST.