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4-year-old boy found shot at Griffin apartment dies

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  February 11, 2022 12:22am EST
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4-year-old Griffin boy dies

Less than a week after being found shot, a 4-year-old Griffin boy died from his injuries. Two people are now being charged in connection to his death.

GRIFFIN, Ga. - A 4-year-old boy found shot at a Griffin apartment on Feb. 3 has died, investigators say.

Officials say they found that young boy suffering from a gunshot wound at an apartment in the 1100 block of West Poplar Street. The boy was flown to Navicent Health in Macon in critical condition where he died around 7:06 p.m. Wednesday.

Jamacia Lyons, left, and James Lee Evans, right

Jamacia Lyons, left, and James Lee Evans, right (Spalding County Sheriff's Office)

The boy's mother, Jamacia Lyons, 24, of McDonough, and Jamacia Lyons, 20, of Griffin, were arrested.

Officials say Evans was already out on bond for gang activity and theft by receiving at the time of the shooting.

Initial charges for Evans and Lyons include second-degree cruelty to children and reckless conduct. Both were booked into the Spalding County jail.

Thursday, the Spalding County Sheriff's Office charged the two with second-degree homicide.

The case remains under investigation.

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