Atlanta police investigating the tragic death of a 4-year-old boy have arrested a friend of the boy’s mother.
Police said they were called to a townhome in a gated community in southwest Atlanta on Monday evening at about 7:15 p.m. for a welfare check.
‘He was 4. He was just the sweetest little boy ever, always smiling, and he loved his mommy.’
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After forcing their way into the home, police found the child deceased inside. They tried to resuscitate the child, but he was declared dead at the scene.
Police determined that 32-year-old Jasmaine Smoak had allegedly fled from the scene with three children.
Smoak’s vehicle was tracked by license plate reader technology to Washington, Georgia, in Wilkes County. She was arrested without incident, and the three children were recovered.
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