JACKSON, Ga. — A 2-year-old is dead after an apparent accidental shooting, according to police.
Investigators said they were sent to a home on WW Carr Avenue in Jackson for a shots fired call.
The mother, Choice Clay, told police she was in the kitchen tending to groceries while her twin sons played in the living room.
She then heard a single gunshot, according to police. Police believe one twin accidentally shot the other.
Police said Jayden Jamar Clay was shot near the upper lip with a .45 caliber. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Butts County coroner, Jackson Police Chief James Morgan said.
Police said they believe the mother and her two sons were the only people in the house at the time the shooting occurred.
No arrests have been made in the case and investigators are not sure who the gun belonged to at this time.
WSBTV
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