Father sentenced after 7-year-old son killed using unattended gun at DeKalb gas station, DA says
Published: Sep. 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM EDT|Updated: 6 hours ago
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man has been sentenced to 10 years after his son was shot using his unattended gun, according to the DeKalb County District Attorney.
Police said Dante Daugherty went to a gas station in Lithonia with his two sons on Sept. 4, 2023.
According to arrest warrants, Daugherty left his sons inside the car with a loaded gun. That’s when one brother found the gun and shot 7-year-old Zayre in the head.
Daugherty plead guilty to second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree cruelty to children.
He has been sentenced to 10 years, serving two with the rest on probation.
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