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DECATUR — A 17-year-old faces charges in the shooting death of a 2-year-old Decatur boy Saturday morning on the city’s north side.

Police did not provide information about how the child came to be shot. The incident took place in the 1400 block of East Wellington Way at 8:40 a.m., where police were dispatched in response to a report of an injured child, Sgt. Steven Carroll said in a statement.

The boy was taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital by ambulance, where Macon County Coroner Michael Day said he later died at 9:35 a.m. The cause of death appeared to be a single gunshot wound.

Police said they would not release more information Saturday.

The 17-year-old was taken to police headquarters and interviewed. He was then arrested “for his role in the death of the 2-year-old,” Carroll said. He was taken to Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center. Carroll said he was charged with homicide, aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated discharge of a firearm.

Day said the child's identity was being withheld until family members were notified. An inquest is pending.

Less than 12 hours later, children were zipping down East Wellington Way on bicycles, and playing on the jungle gym on an unseasonably warm day.