4-Year-Old Boy Discovered Lifeless On Dallas Street, Police Say; Suspect Arrested
A suspect has been arrested in the slaying of a 4-year-old boy whose physique was once located mendacity on a nearby road in Dallas, authorities stated Sunday.
Darriynn Brown, 18, has been charged with kidnapping and theft, the Dallas Police Department stated in a statement. Investigators expect greater fees when effects from forensics return, the assertion added.
Police obtained a name that there was once a baby lifeless on a nearby road at about 6:50 a.m. Saturday.
Police spokesman Albert Martinez stated that the boy died in a violent manner with an "edged weapon." The kid's title hasn't been launched however Martinez stated authorities agree with he lived in the southwest Dallas regional the place he used to be found.
“We are shocked, we are very indignant about what has occurred to this small child,” Martinez informed the paper.
Brown is being held on a $750,000 bond at Dallas County Jail, in accordance to records. No different records on his arrest was once available.
Antwainese Square, 39, informed the Morning News that she alerted authorities after seeing the boy's physique whilst she was once walking Saturday morning. She stated the boy's face and higher 1/2 of his physique have been protected in blood and that he did not have footwear or a shirt.
“I imply simply understanding that any individual out there is successful of killing a child, that by myself is simply unsettling,” she said.
Lila Gilbert, 18, advised the paper that she walked down the street to the crime scene and noticed the child. At one point, the blanket protecting him fell off and she noticed blood and what seemed to be chunk marks on his face.