The Brief
- Mesa Police arrested Kishawn Porter, a 23-year-old boxer, in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy.
- Fire crews responded to a call early Tuesday near Mesa Drive and Brown Road, where doctors later found suspicious internal injuries and severe bruising on the toddler.
- Porter faces charges of first-degree murder and felony child abuse, along with additional allegations of abusing his own 1-year-old child.
MESA, Ariz. – A 23-year-old boxer is accused of killing a toddler and abusing another child, according to Mesa Police.
What we know:
Mesa Fire responded to a call for a child in distress at an apartment near Country Club Drive and Brown Road at around 4 a.m. on Tuesday. The two-year-old boy was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.…