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Child shot with unsecured gun in DeKalb, police say

Police said the child is expected to survive.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A child was hurt in a shooting in DeKalb Saturday evening, police say.

It happened just before 9 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 100 block of Willow Ridge Way.

After the initial investigation, police say that it appears that child was in a room with an unsecured gun when he was injured in one of his limbs. 

Phillip Jones, 36, was arrested and charged with cruelty to children, second degree and reckless conduct.

    

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