Crime & Safety
Updated: Father Sought In Shooting of Infant
WSB reports that the father of the 5 month old may have accidentally shot his child in the leg.
Updated 5:05 p.m. 11/11/12: DeKalb County police believe a 19-year-old father may have accidentally shot his 5-month old child in the leg Sunday in the 1300 block of Stoneleigh Hill Road in unincorporated Stone Mountain, WSB reports.
The television station said authorities are looking for Keymon Jackson, the child's father, who faces several charges. Among them: reckless conduct, possesion of a firearm by a convicted felon, and more.
WSB reports that the infant is expected to recover.
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DeKalb County police are looking for the person responsible for shooting a 5-month old child in the leg in the 1300 block of Stoneleigh Hill Road in unincorporated Stone Mountain, WSB reports.
Detectives were seen questioning the home's occupants, according to the television station.
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