RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. — A mother now faces a murder charge after her 10-year-old son was shot inside her car and died.
De’Angelo Roberson died on Friday, according to the Richmond County Coroner’s Office. In a Facebook post, Jenkins-White Elementary School said Roberson was a beloved student.
Deputies have charged his mother, 27-year-old Deasia Lexus Williams, with murder in the second degree. She was previously charged with three counts of cruelty to children in the second degree.
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Deputies responded to a shooting Tuesday on Gordon Highway in Augusta. Investigators say Williams left her three children, ranging in age from 4 to 10, in the car while she went into convenience store.
She left a gun in the car and one of the children got ahold of it, according to the incident report. It did not list which child investigators believe shot the gun.
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