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Arrest made in shooting death of central Georgia boy

Police carry the front door to a GBI crime investigation vehicle at Indian Oak Apartments in Fort Valley, Ga., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Jaimel Anderson, 8, was shot to death by a gunman who fired through the door of his apartment in Fort Valley, striking him several times in the upper torso early Tuesday morning as he lay on an air mattress in his mother’s boyfriend’s living room, authorities said Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Macon Telegraph, Woody Marshall) Police carry the front door to a GBI crime investigation vehicle at Indian Oak Apartments in Fort Valley, Ga., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Jaimel Anderson, 8, was shot to death by a gunman who fired through the door of his apartment in Fort Valley, striking him several times in the upper torso early Tuesday morning as he lay on an air mattress in his mother’s boyfriend’s living room, authorities said Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Macon Telegraph, Woody Marshall)

By Associated Press January 7, 2015 1 min read

FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) – Authorities say a man has been arrested in the death of a middle Georgia boy who was fatally shot through the door of an apartment.

Fort Valley Department of Public Safety officials said in a statement that a 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of 8-year-old Jaimel Anderson. Authorities have said Anderson was wounded several times when shots were fired into the apartment.

Authorities say the 25-year-old suspect was arrested while he tried boarding a bus in Birmingham, Alabama. Investigators say the man has not yet been charged and will be transported back to Fort Valley.

Investigators say they also found drugs and a stolen gun inside the apartment where the boy was shot and charges are expected in connection with that as well.