Overview
- Emergency crews found the child shot in the face around 8:25 p.m. Tuesday at a home near North Vel R. Phillips Avenue and West Clarke Street.
- He was transported to Children's Hospital and was pronounced dead, authorities said.
- Medical examiner records identify the boy as Zysean Owten, a fifth-grade student at Starms Discovery Learning Center.
- Police detained a 36-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman on tentative holds for neglecting a child resulting in death as the district attorney reviews potential charges.
- The death led to a city vigil where a candle was added in his memory and officials urged safe firearm storage and tips to police or Crime Stoppers.