A 16-year-old was allegedly shot and killed by his stepfather after refusing to stay home and comply with recent shelter-in-place directives, authorities say
Atlanta police say they responded to a call of a person shot just after 8 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found 16-year-old De'onte Roberts gravely wounded. He had been shot in the chest during a domestic dispute with his stepfather, 42-year-old Bernie Hargrove, Atlanta Police Department spokesman Steve Avery told CNN.Bernie HargroveRoberts was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Roberts was shot during that altercation, the statement said.Homicide detectives interviewed Hargrove and charged him with felony murder, according to a police statement.Tracy Flanagan, public affairs officer with the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, told CNN that Hargrove had a first appearance hearing Thursday morning and bond was denied. He is being held in the Fulton County Jail.CNN's attempts to contact Hargrove's attorney were unsuccessful.
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