Overview
- Police identified the victim as 3-year-old Ikael Burkett, who was shot inside a Columbus home Monday night.
- Hospital staff notified officers after the boy arrived with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and he was airlifted after being driven to a local ER by private car.
- Investigators say the child had been left in the care of DeMarco Brewer and Shamar Glaspie, both 25, who are jailed on felony child endangerment with bond set at $100,000 each.
- Glaspie turned himself in late Monday, while Brewer was arrested at the hospital after investigators said his account raised concerns.
- Police say no one called 911 from the scene, the child’s current condition is unknown, and the investigation continues as statements conflict.