ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — A 2-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting at a Rockdale County home on Thursday. Deputies also found a man dead in the backyard from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call around 11:07 a.m. about a person shot at a home on Setters Trail.
A deputy arrived and found a child who had been shot. A medical helicopter took the child to a local hospital. Other deputies arrived and found a man, identified as Hasan Boddie, dead in the backyard.
They found a gun next to his body.
“Investigators are still working to determine the circumstances of the domestic dispute, interviewing other involved parties, as well as Mr. Boddie’s motive‚” the sheriff’s office said.
They have not released the toddler’s name.
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