Father Accused of Killing Son in NC | Washington DC News

Washington DC News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 11, 2026 · 1m

A chilling domestic tragedy unfolds in Pineville, North Carolina, as a 31-year-old man, Jehaaz-Akil Khaliq Echoles, is accused of fatally stabbing his own 5-year-old son after allegedly storming into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment. The child was found with multiple stab wounds and died at the hospital; Echoles fled the scene before being caught at a nearby Taco Bell. Echoles, with a history of assault convictions and pending charges, is now in custody without bond. The mother and another child in the apartment were unharmed. Authorities are treating this as a domestic matter, though the motive…