One-year-old dies from gunshot wound to head

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McDONOUGH — A 1-year-old Henry County child died Saturday after being shot in the head.

According to Henry County Police Department Lt. Mike Ireland, the 17-month-old child, later identified by Coroner Donald Cleveland as Noah Gilmore, was in the family’s house on Kings Mill Road with his 3-year-old brother Saturday afternoon when one of the boys apparently got a hold of a .45-cal handgun that reportedly belonged to an adult family member.

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