Photos: Gwinnett fire call leads police to dead child

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A boy, believed to be about 6 years old, died Thursday after being stabbed multiple times, Gwinnett County police said.

The incident was initially reported as a fire at The Vine apartments at 4900 Springs Lane in Peachtree Corners, police said. TEXT: Alexis Stevens / AJC; PHOTO: John Spink / AJC

Firefighters didn’t see flames, but they heard alarms from a unit and entered it shortly before 8 a.m., a Gwinnett police spokeswoman said. Inside, the boy was found unresponsive. TEXT: Alexis Stevens / AJC; PHOTO: John Spink / AJC

The child, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital but did not survive. TEXT: Alexis Stevens / AJC; PHOTO: John Spink / AJC

“What began as an apartment fire is now a criminal investigation,” Gwinnett police Cpl. Michele Pihera said. TEXT: Alexis Stevens / AJC; PHOTO: John Spink / AJC

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A boy, believed to be about 6 years old, died Thursday after being stabbed multiple times, Gwinnett County police said. TEXT: Alexis Stevens / AJC; PHOTO: John Spink / AJC

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