A DeKalb County man has been arrested on multiple charges after a 12-year-old girl was shot Wednesday during a domestic incident, police said.
Ferando Marquis Davis Jr., 27, of Stone Mountain, was one of two people initially taken into custody after the shooting, DeKalb police said. He was later booked into the county jail on one count each of aggravated assault, first-degree cruelty to children and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, online jail records show.
Police did not say if the second person had been charged.
Authorities responded to the 4700 block of Central Drive at about noon Wednesday regarding a person shot call. The girl was found injured, but police did not provide her condition. She was taken to a hospital.
The victim was shot during an argument between her mother and a “known suspect,” police said. Davis’ arrest was announced around midday Thursday, but online records show he was booked into the DeKalb jail just after 5 p.m. the day before.
Police did not provide any further updates Thursday about the 12-year-old.
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