UPDATE: Man charged with murder after 1-year-old dies from being shot at Macon apartment complex

UPDATE: Bibb County Sheriff Investigators have arrested a man in connection to the shooting death of 1 year old Monterrious Brown.

Investigators say 28 year old Demetrius Simmons and his girlfriend went to Tyceanna Brown’s apartment to wash their clothes. Investigators found out that the gun that shot Monterrious Brown belonged to Simmons.

Simmons is in the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated assault, and felony murder. He’s being held without bond at this time.

ORIGINAL STORY:

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 1-year-old boy is dead after being shot at a Macon apartment complex Sunday night.

According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting happened at Chambers Cove Apartments at 204 Chambers Cove Drive just after 11 p.m.

Deputies say they spoke with the child’s mother, Tyceanna Brown, at Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center’s emergency room. Deputies say Brown allowed friends over to her apartment to wash clothes. Brown left the room and then heard a gunshot. She returned to find her son shot in the upper chest and she took him to the hospital.

The child, Monterrious Brown, was rushed into emergency surgery but died from his injuries.

The shooting is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478)751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.