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DeKalb police respond to incident, find mother carrying 5-year-old son's body

Investigators believe the child's 25-year-old father is responsible for the killing.

DeKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- DeKalb police are investigating after a father allegedly killed his 5-year-old son.

Authorities report that DeKalb Police arrived at the location on Rock Pine Drive Wednesday night to find the mother carrying her child's body. They soon learned what apparently happened in the previous moments.

Investigators believe the child's 25-year-old father is responsible for the killing. According to preliminary findings, both parents live in California but were in town visiting the child who lived with his grandmother in DeKalb County along with several other young children.

The parents allegedly drove into town on Tuesday. The slain child was apparently home alone with the father when the death occurred.

They have not yet released how the child was killed but the department's chaplain has been brought in to speak with officers who arrived at the scene.

The father was taken into custody without incident.

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