A 1-year-old girl has died after she found a loaded gun and shot herself in the head in Cobb County, police said.
She has been identified as Royal Clark.
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The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon at an apartment on White Circle, police said.
Condrad Carrington Clark was arrested on and charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to warrants. It’s unclear if Clark was the child’s father.
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She’s the second child to be shot to death in the past three days. On Monday, officers responded to reports of a shooting at a Texaco near Lithonia. A 7-year-old boy had been shot in the head. His 6-year-old brother was also in the car at the time. It’s unclear who fired the gun.
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The boys’ father, 42-year-old Dantae Daugherty, was arrested on charges of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree cruelty to children.