Police have made an arrest in a Little Haiti murder case that started when a young child was found wandering the streets.
Derrick Barrett, 46, who was found inside the home in late July with a gunshot wound to his head, was charged with second degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Natasha Bolton, his girlfriend and the mother of the three-year-old child.
After police discovered the child, who answered to the name “David”, near NE 2nd Avenue and 49th Street during the late hours of July 21st, the search begin to find his parents. Detectives went to a home off NW 3rd Avenue and 43rd Street the following day after receiving a tip.
Once at the home, no one answered but police saw the body of Bolton – who was pronounced dead at the scene – on the ground and Barrett bleeding on a nearby couch with a gun at his side. Officers believe it was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot.
Barrett was arrested on Saturday, but remains hospitalized under police supervision. It’s unknown if he is the father of the young child.
Barrett was reportedly seen by a witness assaulting Bolton in a nearby park that evening, before gunshots were heard later at the home they shared around 8 PM. The child was found in the streets around 9 PM.
