A six-year-old Vance County child is dead and his father has been charged with felony child abuse in connection with the weekend shooting death.
In a press statement from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame, deputies were dispatched to 67 Hoyle Lane on Saturday afternoon. The boy, whose name has not been released, was taken to Maria Parham Hospital, where he was ultimately pronounced dead from a gunshot wound.
The Vance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit, with the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, responded to the scene to conduct an investigation into the incident.
During the investigation, the juvenile’s father, identified as Eric Eugene Allen Rowe, 31, was arrested and charged in connection with the incident. Rowe was given a $90,000 secured bond for the charge and was bonded out a short time later.
No further details were made available.
The investigation is still ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office at 252.738.2200.