Georgia man kills child’s mother, then kidnaps and kills his toddler before taking his own life
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An Amber Alert was broadcasted statewide early Sunday morning for 1-year-old Jaquari Bennett from Newton County, Georgia. Bennett was taken from Darian Javaris Bennett from Chandler Field Drive in Covington, Ga.
Jaquari was kidnapped after Darian had shot and killed the child’s mother, 38-year-old Keashawn Washington, as well as shooting the grandmother, 63-year-old Peggy Burns, in the head at 95 Chandler Field Drive around 11:14 P.M. on Saturday.
Hours after the child went missing, published reports state that police received a call from Darian that he was going to kill the child and himself.
When police arrived, multiple gunshots were reported and they found Darian Javaris Bennett had shot and killed 1-year-old Jaquari before turning the gun on himself near the black Honda Accord, tag RGK4146, in Riverdale, Georgia near a church at Riverdale Drive and Adams Drive
The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation. More details are expected due to it being a developing story.
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