A man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a toddler at a Macon apartment complex.
Demetrius John Simmons, 28, was arrested and was being held without bond in the death of the 1-year-old child, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.
According to police, the child’s mother, Tyceanna Brown, had allowed friends into her apartment to wash their clothes. Brown told police that when she left the room, she heard a gunshot and then saw her 1-year-old boy bleeding from his upper body.
Brown drove the boy to the hospital. He was rushed into emergency surgery but died from his injuries, the sheriff’s office said.
Police said Simmons was at the apartment with his girlfriend washing clothes. Investigators took him into custody after discovering he had in his possession the gun used in the shooting, the sheriff’s office said.
After interviewing Simmons, investigators took him to the Bibb County Jail on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could comment on the charges.
Police said the shooting happened about 11 p.m. at the Chambers Cove Apartments.
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