River Willis

In a tragic incident in Sandy Springs, an Atlanta suburb, a 2-year-old boy named River Willis died on February 18, 2026, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The event took place in the family's apartment on Sandalwood Drive in the early afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene, but the child was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the face.

According to arrest warrants and police statements, the boy's parents, Richard Willis and his wife, had just returned from a medica ...

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