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Funeral for boy killed by twin
A funeral for a 5-year-old boy who was shot and killed by his twin in DeKalb County was held on Monday morning. The twins' mother was arrested and charged in connection to the shooting.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Family and friends gathered at First Baptist Church to remember a 5-year-old boy who police say was accidentally shot and killed by his twin brother in July.
ORIGINAL STORY: 5-year-old boy in DeKalb County possibly shot by twin, mother charged
What we know:
Authorities have charged the boys’ mother, 25-year-old Lanecia Bennett, with second-degree murder and cruelty to children in connection with the incident.
According to police, the twin brothers were in a bedroom watching television when one of them found a gun in their mother’s purse. The child pulled the trigger, striking his brother in the chest.
The boy was pronounced dead shortly afterward.
Bennett was booked into the DeKalb County Jail and later released on a $30,000 bond, jail records show.