A 5-year-old was found dead Wednesday afternoon at an apartment complex in DeKalb County, authorities said.
Police responded at about 2:30 p.m. to the 4400 block of Pleasant Point Drive. The location is a stone’s throw from I-20 and Wesley Chapel Road.
Police said the child died after being shot. The boy’s mother, 25-year-old Lanecia Bennett, was arrested on charges of second-degree murder and cruelty to children, police spokesperson Blaine Clark said late Wednesday…