EAST POINT, GA — A three-year-old boy who was hospitalized after being shot in East Point on Wednesday has died, according to authorities.
Authorities responded to reports of a shooting at a home on Hawthorne Way. Upon arrival, a three-year-old boy, now identified as Jianna Jones, was found unconscious with a gunshot wound and a gun lying next to him on the ground.
Neighbor Marquita Hillman says she didn’t hear the gunshot, but she knew it was a dire situation from the people crying.
“A woman was outside very frantic and hysterical just screaming and crying,” Hillman said.
The shooting remains under investigation.