Georgia boy, 5, accidentally gunned down by twin brother after mother allegedly left weapon lying around
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An unfortunate incident occurred in Georgia where a 5-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his own twin brother. The children’s mother now faces murder charges for allegedly leaving her loaded firearm unattended.

Police reported that Jeremiah Emmanuel George Jr. lost his life in their DeKalb County residence on Wednesday after his brother fired a handgun owned by their mother, La’Necia Bennett.

The siblings were reportedly playing in their mother’s bedroom when they discovered the firearm hidden inside a black purse located in her nightstand, according to an arrest warrant secured by 11Alive for the 25-year-old mother.


Mugshot of La'Necia Bennett.
La’Necia Bennett, 25, was arrested after her son was killed by her other son. DeKalb County Sheriff

Little Jeremiah’s brother picked up the gun and accidentally shot him in the chest.

An ambulance rushed to the scene, but Jeremiah couldn’t be saved and died at the family’s home.

“I just seen the ambulance go inside the apartment and they came out with a child and put him on a stretcher and started doing CPR,” a neighbor told 11Alive.

“That could be my child, that could be anyone’s child,” they added.


Police car and officers at an apartment complex following a shooting.
The shooting happened at La’Necia Bennett’s DeKalb County home. She has been charged with murder. 11Alive

Bennett was allegedly home at the time of the shooting, according to police.

She was arrested and is being held without bond.

The mother faces numerous charges, including second-degree murder.

Although Bennet is not suspected of pulling the trigger herself, she faces the murder charge because the death happened while Jeremiah was under her care, cops said.

“Police have determined, thus far, on the minimum of facts that they have, her watching him, not well enough for him to be shot by another child in the household and then he died — that’s why she’s charged with murder,” defense attorney Kim Frye explained to 11Alive.

“It’s a murder charge based on the supervising adult’s negligence,” Frye added.

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