Expand / Collapse search
☰

Toddler dead after accidental shooting at LaGrange apartments

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  April 27, 2023 5:59am EDT
LaGrange
FOX 5 Atlanta

LaGrange boy killed in accidental shooting

Police say a 2-year-old boy who was found shot in the head at an apartment complex in LaGrange has died.

LAGRANGE, Ga. - A 2-year-old boy is dead after what police say was an accidental shooting at a LaGrange apartment complex.

Investigators with the LaGrange Police Department say at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to reports of a person shot at the Phoenix Landing Apartments on the 1000 block of Whitesville Street.

When they got to the scene, police found 2-year-old Ayden King. The boy had been shot once in the face.

Medics rushed the toddler to Well Star West Georgia Medical Center, but he was not able to survive his injuries.

Police say they are still investigating the shooting, but believe it was an accident.

Investigators have not given details about what led up to the boy's injuries.

Currently, no charges have been filed in connection with the deadly shooting.

LaGrangeNewsCrime and Public Safety