A man has been charged with murder after a 6-year-old boy was dropped off at a southwest Atlanta fire station last week and later died, authorities said Sunday.
Officers were called to Fire Station 14 on Lee Street in the Oakland City neighborhood around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday after someone brought the unresponsive child there earlier that night. Medical crews took the boy to the hospital, but he died from his injuries. His identity was not released.
During the investigation, detectives identified 24-year-old Dashon Jones as a suspect, according to authorities. Arrest warrants were then obtained for charges of murder and cruelty to children.
“The warrants were provided to Fulton County Jail, where Mr. Jones was already being held on unrelated charges,” police said.
Police have not provided any other details on what led to the child’s death, or his relationship to Jones. An investigation is ongoing.
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