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The body of a child found at a garbage collection station in Georgia is believed to be that of missing 2-year-old J'Asiah Mitchell, whose father had reported a kidnapping during an armed robbery. The father has been charged with lying to the police and is now a suspect in the child's death. The identity of the child has not been confirmed, pending official identification by the medical examiner.
A Philadelphia father has been charged with aggravated assault, weapons offenses, and endangering the welfare of children after he allegedly shot his 5-year-old son in what appears to be an accidental shooting. The father was handling a gun in the living room with his 5-year-old and 9-year-old sons nearby when it went off, striking the 5-year-old. The child is in stable condition at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. The gun involved has not been recovered, and the father's friends can be seen leaving the property before police arrive, possibly with the gun.