5-year-old boy dies after tree lands on home in DeKalb County | News

ATLANTA (CBS46) — A 5-year-old boy is dead after a tree fell onto his home in DeKalb County Monday morning. 

The family has identified the boy as Zachary. They declined to provide his last name at this time. 

#Heartbreaking. This is the 5-year-old DeKalb County boy who died when a tree fell onto his home early this morning as wintry weather arrived in metro Atlanta. I’ll have a live report at noon on @cbs46. https://t.co/jxuLGctiLw pic.twitter.com/yqR1s8plT3

— Rebekka Schramm (@SchrammCBS46) January 3, 2022

The tree fell just after 5 a.m. along Glenwood Road. First responders rushed to the scene where they found that the tree had split the home in half.

Firefighters on the scene told CBS46 they believe strong winds combined with rain and soft ground caused the tree to fall.

The mother of the boy was initially trapped by the falling tree but was not injured.

#Breaking: 5-year-old boy was killed when a tree fell into his house just after 5 a.m. on Glenwood Road in DeKalb County. ⁦@cbs46⁩ pic.twitter.com/RicUL8PLZC

— Rebekka Schramm (@SchrammCBS46) January 3, 2022

CBS46 is at the scene and will have the latest update as this story develops.