A 22-year-old man was arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a shooting Sunday night that ended a 15-year-old boy’s life.
Tayshawn Omari Dean was pronounced dead at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital after he was found unresponsive at an Acworth apartment complex, Acworth police spokesman Cpl. Eric Mistretta said in a statement. The suspect, 22-year-old Lorenz McNeill, was taken into custody at the scene.
Around 8:45 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a report of a person shot at the Cobblestone Landing Apartments and found Dean with a single gunshot wound. He was unable to be revived, Mistretta said, despite the efforts of emergency medical personnel.
McNeill was identified as the shooter and arrested on charges of reckless conduct and involuntary manslaughter, according to the spokesman. He was booked into the Cobb jail, where he remains without bond.
Police did not release any further details about the circumstances around the shooting, which remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Acworth Police Department at 770-974-1232.
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