Mother charged after 5-year-old fatally shot in DeKalb County home

A 25-year-old mother is facing charges after her 5-year-old child was fatally shot inside a DeKalb County home Wednesday afternoon.

DeKalb County police say other children were present in the home at the time of the shooting. No other adults were there.

Blaine Clark with the DeKalb County Police Department confirmed that Lanecia Bennett was charged with second-degree murder and cruelty to children…

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