Family members said someone backed over 3-year-old Daouda Mangassou as he was riding his bike in the parking lot.
The 3-year-old boy African boy died after being struck by a vehicle in southwest Atlanta at a shopping center parking lot of the Atlanta Meat and Fish Market off of Campbellton Road around 6 p.m.
Family members say someone backed over 3-year-old Daouda Mangassou as he was riding his bike in the parking lot. Family members said his father owns the business.
"The driver was backing out of a parking space, did not see the child and struck the child," said Officer John Chafee with the Atlanta Police Department.
The child was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, but did not survive, Chafee said.
No charges have been filed against the driver, who remained at the scene, according to police.
The accident remains under investigation.
Family members say someone backed over 3-year-old Daouda Mangassou as he was riding his bike in the parking lot. Family members said his father owns the business.
"The driver was backing out of a parking space, did not see the child and struck the child," said Officer John Chafee with the Atlanta Police Department.
The child was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, but did not survive, Chafee said.
No charges have been filed against the driver, who remained at the scene, according to police.
The accident remains under investigation.
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