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Man wanted in deadly shooting of 7-year-old arrested
Deshon Collin was charged with murder, cruelty to children, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
ATLANTA - The 23-year-old suspect wanted in connection to the deadly shooting of a 7-year-old girl back in August has been captured.
Deshon Collin was caught at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport attempting to fly out of the state. He was taken into custody without incident.
Collin is accused of shooting and killing Ava Phillips on the night of Aug. 27. According to investigators, officers found Phillips shot in the head around 10:20 p.m. at the Camden Vantage apartment complex on Jackson Street in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood.
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Family mourns loss of 7-year-old girl killed by stray bullet
When 7-year-old Ava's father dropped his little girl off to stay with her mom for the weekend, he didn't think it would be the last time he saw his daughter alive.
Investigators believe an argument at a family gathering escalated into the shooting and Ava was killed by a stray bullet. She and her brother were staying the weekend with their mother.
Kemeka Springfield
Atlanta police already arrested 44-year-old Kemeka Springfield. Investigators said Springfield is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Collins was booked into the Fulton County Jail on charges of murder, cruelty to children, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.