Anthony B. Jones III, a 7-year-old first-grader from Ellenwood, Georgia, was found dead inside a southeast DeKalb County home on March 25, 2026. Authorities identified him through the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office after police responded early that Wednesday to the 4100 block of Loveless Drive. Early news accounts described a quiet residential street transformed by heavy police activity while officials released limited details.

Family members and online gun-violence trackers said the child may have been playing with a loaded firearm that discharged, and relatives described the shooting as accidental. Police, however, had not publicly confirmed those specifics and treated the case as an active investigation. Reports did not name a suspect or say anyone was in custody, and they gave no confirmed information about who owned the gun, how Anthony accessed it, or whether others were present.

Anthony was remembered in obituary information as Anthony Syketrius Jones III, born February 19, 2019, in Atlanta and described as a bright, spirited child who loved learning. Does anyone who knew Anthony or who was in the neighborhood that morning have information that could help explain how a loaded firearm came to be within reach of a 7-year-old?