North Carolina Police Charge 31-Year-Old Man With Son's Murder After 5-Year-Old Was Fatally Stabbed
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
North Carolina Police Charge 31-Year-Old Man With Son's Murder After 5-Year-Old Was Fatally Stabbed
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Summary
Pineville police charged Jehaaz-Akil Khaliq Echoles, 31, with first-degree murder after his 5-year-old son was found with multiple stab wounds and later died at a hospital.
Shortly after midnight, officers responding to the Sabal Point Apartments said Echoles allegedly kicked in his ex-girlfriend's door, entered the boy's room, then fled before police arrested him at a nearby Taco Bell.
The child's mother told investigators she heard a commotion, found her son bleeding and unresponsive, and called 911; she and another child in the apartment were unharmed.
Police described the killing as a domestic incident, said the motive remains unclear, and noted Echoles had prior assault history, including a 2020 conviction and other pending assault-related cases.
Echoles is being held without bond in Mecklenburg County Jail, with his next court date set for July 30.