Seven-year-old child fatally shot in DeKalb gas station due to negligent firearm possession by father, according to district attorney's statement.
In a recent court ruling, Dante Daugherty, a resident of Lithonia, Georgia, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a shooting incident that occurred on Sept. 4, 2023. The incident, which involved his two sons, resulted in one of them, Zayre, being shot in the head.
The shooting incident was initially investigated by the DeKalb County District Attorney's office. It was discovered that Dante Daugherty plead guilty to second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree cruelty to children. The gun used in the incident, which was left unattended by Daugherty, belonged to him.
The father's name is Fehmi A., who was previously sentenced to six years and six months in prison after his son Thomas A. was shot by an unaccompanied firearm incident.
Dante Daugherty's sentence includes a probation period, but the specific details of the probation terms are not provided in the article. The sentence is not the maximum possible sentence for the charges he plead guilty to.
The news article is copyrighted by WANF in 2025 and covers the conclusion of the incident with Dante Daugherty's sentencing. This marks the end of a tragic event that has deeply affected the Daugherty family and the community of Lithonia, Georgia.
