A North Carolina man allegedly kicked down his ex-girlfriend's apartment door and fatally stabbed his 5-year-old son before leaving and heading to Taco Bell.Jehaaz-Akil Khaliq Echoles, 31, was charged with first-degree murder, the Pineville Police Department said on Thursday.Officers responded shortly after midnight on Thursday to the Sabal Point Apartments in Pineville for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.When they arrived at the home, they found the victim with multiple stab wounds.The officers immediately began rendering emergency medical care to the child before rushing him to the hospital in a patrol car.THREE-TIME DEPORTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED WITH KILLING NORTH CAROLINA GIRL, 6, AFTER RUNNING STOP SIGNJehaaz-Akil Khaliq Echoles, 31, was charged with first-degree murder.
(Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office)The boy was later pronounced dead at the hospital.Echoles' ex-girlfriend, who is also the child's mother, said the man broke into the apartment, entered their son's room and closed the door, according to an arrest affidavit, WGHP reported.She said she heard a commotion and went to the bedroom and opened the door, at which point Echoles fled, according to the affidavit.She found her son bleeding and unresponsive, covered in stab wounds to his head, neck and arms, and she immediately called 911.The woman and another child in the home were unharmed.Officers responded shortly after midnight to the Sabal Point Apartments in Pineville for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.
(Google Maps)Echoles was later arrested at a nearby Taco Bell, according to police.Police said this was a domestic incident and not a random act of violence.The motive for the attack is unclear at this time.Echoles has previous criminal history for assault.MARCELLUS WILEY'S WIFE CLAIMS EX-NFL STAR THREATENED TO KILL HER BEFORE FOURTH OF JULY DOMESTIC BATTERY ARRESTJehaaz-Akil Khaliq Echoles was arrested at a Taco Bell.
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