3 arrested in shooting that left 2-year-old dead, 4-year-old injured

A two-year-old is dead and his four-year-old brother was hospitalized after the two boys were shot on July 17 at a Georgia apartment complex.

According to a release from the Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office, obtained by WMAZ in Augusta, Dahmon Jacquez Lemmon, 23, Jaquiese Stephen Finley, 29, and Kamau Zyon Pasby, 20, all of Cochran, are behind bars for their connection to the toddler’s death.

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The shooting happened at Deer Run Apartments on Lucas Road in Cochran just after midnight on July 18. Deputies found 2-year-old Yasir Satterwhite shot and killed, according to WMAZ.

Four-year-old Tamir Satterwhite was transported to a nearby hospital where was taken into surgery.

“This investigation took a tremendous amount of dedication from all agencies and I greatly appreciate everyone who assisted the Sheriff’s Office in this case,” Bleckley County Sheriff Kris Coody said in a release.

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Lemmon is charged with felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Finley is charged with party to the crime of Murder and party to the crime of aggravated assault.

Kamau Zyon Pasby is charged with party to the crime of Murder and party to the crime of aggravated assault.

The sheriff’s office says more charges are coming and this investigation is still ongoing, according to WMAZ.

Police said they believed that the shooting was retaliatory, but it’s unclear if the boys’ family was the intended target.

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