A 5-year-old was killed Tuesday evening after being struck by a vehicle at a DeKalb County apartment complex, police said.

The crash happened at the Highlands of East Atlanta apartments in the 2000 block of Flat Shoals Road, just north of I-20, at around 8:40 p.m. The boy had “serious head trauma” and was taken to a hospital, police spokesman Lt. Shane Smith said.

On Wednesday morning, police announced that the boy had died. He was identified as Kaden Jackson by the family’s attorney, Sam Weaver of the Banks Weaver law firm.

The driver involved remained at the scene and cooperated with officers, Smith said.

Authorities did not say what led to the crash or if charges are expected. The incident remains under investigation.

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