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May 19, 2021 / 05:46 PM EST
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WISH) A man has been arrested in connection to the death of a 17-month-old boy in Fort Wayne.
According to the Fort Wayne Police Department, 27-year-old Shaquille Rowe has been taken into custody in the death of Aiden Mishawn Clark.
Rowe’s arrest comes after an autopsy revealed that the child died in a homicide as a result of blunt force injuries to the chest.
Officers were initially called about 12:35 p.m. Monday to a home in the 2700 block of Millbrook Drive as the infant was being taken to a hospital. The infant died a short time after arriving at the hospital.
Man accused in child s brutal death
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JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
A 26-year-old man has been charged in the death of a toddler who was battered to the point where his heart “was ripped in half.”
Shaquille Rowe, of the 2700 block of Millbrook Drive, was charged Wednesday in the boy’s death Monday. His preliminary charges include neglect of a dependent resulting in death and battery with death to a person younger than 14. Court documents indicate Rowe moved to Fort Wayne from Chicago in November.
When Rowe called 911 dispatch about 12:30 p.m. Monday, he told the dispatcher he was in the shower when he heard a child crying and found him not breathing.