According to WPIX, the shooting took place Saturday morning at an East Orange halfway house. The 4-year-old was taken to Newark's University Hospital, where he died that afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Spruill, who was charged with endangering a child's welfare and a weapons violation, is being held at the Essex County Jail on $130,000 bail, WPIX reported.

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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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