SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springs police found an 11-year-old girl dead after a welfare check. Investigators say her mother has been charged with murder.
Police responded to the family’s condo on Saturday.
Channel 2’s Candace McCowan learned police were alerted by a call from the girl’s aunt, who reported receiving a text message from Grimes threatening to harm herself.
“They arrived on scene and found Ms. Shannen Grimes there with her deceased 11-year-old daughter,” Sgt. Leon Millholland told Channel 2 Action News at 6 p.m.
Investigators haven’t release the girl’s name or how she died. Fulton County Jail records show Grimes faces two counts of murder, cruelty to children in the first degree and tampering with evidence.
Neighbors at the Laurel Grove Condominiums were shocked by the police presence on Saturday morning.
Brent Loux, who lives nearby, said at the time he had no idea why police were surrounding the condo.
“They just said we’re doing an investigation so if possible don’t leave,” he said.
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The police investigation began just before 11 a.m. after the aunt’s call prompted officers to check on the welfare of Grimes and her daughter.
Grimes was taken into custody and transported to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
“Warrants have been signed and detectives are still speaking with Ms. Grimes,” Millholland stated. “As soon as they are able to talk to her, they’ll release all of the charges against her.”
For the people who live just feet away from the girl and her mother, this is heartbreaking.
“I’ve seen the little girl there. That’s terrible,” Loux said.
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