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4-year-old shot, killed in Fort Valley

When police arrived at the scene, they found a 4-year-old boy shot in the head.

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — A 4-year-old boy is dead after being shot in the head in Fort Valley on Saturday. 

A Facebook post from the Fort Valley Department of Public Safety says Fort Valley Police was sent to 515 Cliett Street around 11:30 a.m. about a child who was shot.

When police arrived, they found a 4-year-old boy shot in the head.

The coroner pronounced the child dead at the scene.

After interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence, detectives arrested 28-year-old Steven Glover for possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, the post says.

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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is helping the Fort Valley Police Department with the case.

"Detectives from the Fort Valley Police Department are in the beginning stages of this investigation. More charges may be forthcoming after consulting with the District Attorney,” Chief Lawrence Spurgeon said in the post.

This is an ongoing investigation, stick with 13WMAZ for updates. 

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