Child Found Dead In An Augusta Home Identified: Another Taken To The Hospital
An investigation is underway in Richmond County after a child was found dead in a home in the 2200 block of Ward Avenue early Tuesday morning. Richmond County Coroner Mark…
CHILD’S DEATH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION
Getty ImagesAn investigation is underway in Richmond County after a child was found dead in a home in the 2200 block of Ward Avenue early Tuesday morning.
Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen pronounced the 16-month-old child dead at 5:15 a.m. He has since been identified as Trae'son Dunn. The cause of death is believed to be suspicious, according to Bowen.
An autopsy has been scheduled.
Bowen said a second child in the home was transported by EMS to Children's Hospital of Georgia. The child's condition was not known.
Authorities say the investigation is in the early stages and no other information is available at this time.
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Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
