KENOSHA, Wis. (WLS) -- Two relatives have been charged in a shooting in Kenosha that left a 5-year-old boy dead.
Javonn Cannon faces a preliminary charge of homicide by negligent handling of a firearm. Jovonn Cannon is being held for allegedly leaving a loaded firearm within a child's reach.
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Police said the shooting occurred at about 1:43 p.m. Monday at a home in the 2000-block of 60th Street. Officers were contacted by staff at Froedtert South Hospital - Kenosha Campus on 8th Avenue.
Police said two people drove the boy from the house to a hospital a few blocks away and just dropped him before driving off.
The victim was identified as Dakari Weldon.
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Investigators have not yet released any further details about the circumstances of the shooting.
Both suspects are due in court Friday.