Mesa man faces 1st-degree murder, child abuse charges in connection with 2-year-old boy’s death

A 23-year-old Mesa man was arrested Tuesday in connection with 2-year-old boy’s death following an autopsy and suspicious bruising being observed on the child’s body, authorities said.

Kishawn Porter faces first-degree murder, felony child abuse and felony child abuse ending in death charges, according to the Mesa Police Department.

The Mesa Fire Department was called to an apartment near Mesa Drive and Brown Road for a child in distress around 4 a.m. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died after receiving care.

Homicide detectives identified Porter as a suspect after doctors notified authorities about suspicious bruising on the boy’s body.

Porter was arrested at his home Tuesday and booked into jail on the felony child abuse charge. The other charges were added Wednesday following an autopsy being completed.

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