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Vigil held for 4-year-old girl found dead in East Point apartment fire

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published  December 30, 2022 7:07pm EST
East Point
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Memorial service held for murdered 4-year-old girl

Friends and family came together to honor the life of a young girl who died the day before Thanksgiving, 4-year-old Arrielle Jackson.

EASWT POINT, Ga. - Friends and family gathered to remember the life of a young girl found dead in the Polaris East Point Apartments fire last month.

Arielle Jackson, 4, lost her life the day before Thanksgiving. Her twin sister was also badly burned.

Friday, a memorial service and balloon release was held at the Dozier Early Learning Center off Washington Road.

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A 4-year-old girl found dead the previous month after an apartment fire in East Point was honored with a balloon release and vigil on Dec. 30, 2022. (FOX 5)

Authorities believe that fire was not accidental. An arrest was made Nov. 24 in connection to her death, and the injury of another minor.

Nicole Ashley Jackson

Nicole Ashley Jackson (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)

Nicole Ashley Jackson, 27, the mother of both children involved, was taken into custody. A witness told officials that Jackson was home at the time of the fire, but she was unaccounted for during the rescue of her daughters.

Jackson faces multiple charges including arson, malice murder, and cruelty to children.