According to WSB-TV on Oct. 18, a Dekalb County father was arrested after police said he shot and killed his 2-year-old son on Oct. 9
The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. as the father, Tyquontae Brunson, told police the shooting was accidental as the gun under his pillow went off and shot his son, Sekani, in the head while he was sleeping with him.
Brunson, 23-years-old, said he didn’t hear the gunshot, but noticed that his son was breathing different. Brunson didn’t wait for an ambulance, and instead rushed his son to the hospital himself.
Brunson is being held at the Dekalb County Jail, and was charged with second-degree cruelty to children and second-degree murder.
On Oct. 18, Brunson’s neighbor, Jessica Jackson, spoke to WSB-TV and wasn’t sure what to think about the incident.
“There’s a lot of violence in and around this neighborhood, but you can only be so safe and so careful,” Jackson said. “This neighborhood is pretty bad so I do understand having protection, but having it in reach is not a good thing, especially not around a 2-year-old baby.”
