Deputies: Baby boy killed in shooting at Bibb County apartment

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. - Investigators are working to figure out what happened in the deadly shooting of a 1-year-old boy in Bibb County.

Officials say the shooting happened at an apartment complex on the 200 block of Chambers Cove Drive just after 11 p.m. Sunday.

Deputies responded to the Atrium Health Navicent Hospital after a 911 call came in regarding the child. In the emergency room, investigators met the infant's mother, Tyceanna Brown.

According to investigators, Brown allowed her boyfriend, identified as 28-year-old Demetrius John Simmons, over to her apartment so that he could wash his clothes. The mother left the room for a short period. It was then that police say she heard a single gunshot.

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When Brown got back to the room, she found her son, 1-year-old Monterrious Brown, suffering from a shot to his upper body. She then rushed him to the hospital.

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The baby was not able to survive its injuries.

After an investigation, officials have arrested Simmons, saying that the gun he had in his possession was involved in the incident.

Deputies have charged Simmons with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated assault, and felony murder.

Simmons is being held without bond at this time at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center. 

If you have any information about the shooting, please call the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or call Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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