Boy, 8, Fatally Shot In Head In West Baltimore Identified: Reports

BALTIMORE, MD — Authorities have identified an 8-year-old boy who was fatally shot in the head in West Baltimore last week and are investigating his death as a homicide, according to reports.

Baltimore police on Wednesday identified the child as Dylan King, who was killed on Friday in a home on the 2100 block of Presbury Street, the Baltimore Sun reported. Police were called to the home shortly after 5 p.m. where they found a "small, male child in the upstairs portion of the residence with a gunshot trauma to the head."

King was taken to Johns Hopkins Pediatrics Hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to the Sun.

An 18-year-old man was taken into custody and is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation at an area hospital, Fox Baltimore reported.

It's unclear whether the 18-year-old man knew the child or if any charges will be filed.