the plot thickens
Police believe deadly shooting is tied to abduction of 1-year-old boy last week
CLARKSTON, Ga. — Police said the kidnapping of a 1-year-old boy last week in Clarkston is tied to a deadly shooting at an apartment complex while the child was still missing.
Blaise Barnett vanished for over 36 hours after his parents said he was abducted when their SUV was stolen outside their home early Wednesday morning.
Police confirmed to
Channel 2′s Sophia Choithat they believe a deadly shooting in the area on Wednesday night is connected to Blaise’s kidnapping.
Police say that a man and a woman went to the Brannon Hill Condominiums on Wednesday night and shot Aziz Hassan, 60. Hassan died at the scene.
Delarius Miller, 38, was arrested the same day and charged with murder. Santana Miller, 34, was also arrested on Sunday and charged with malice murder.
It’s unclear if the two suspects have any relationship to Blaise or his family, but family members were looking for the child in the same area Wednesday night. Police said there is no evidence to suggest Hassan had any involvement in the kidnapping.
The SUV that Blaise was abducted in was found without the child inside near the shooting scene at Brannon Hills on Wednesday afternoon.
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Blaise was found safe in a car less than a mile from his home Thursday morning. He has since been reunited with his family. It’s still unclear where the baby was in the 36 hours he was missing.
Channel 2 Action News was at the scene when Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents carried Blaise from the home where he was found. The child was treated at the hospital and released back to his family.
Police have not identified the suspect they believe took the baby.